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Informationen zum Autor David Percox carried out his research at the Department of History! University of Nottingham. Klappentext Far from having to abandon her post-war "East of Suez" role! Britain continued to pursue "imperial" African interests well after the Suez debacle and the "End of Empire." Kenya was center stage. Little scholarship has been produced on British policy in pursuing her interests beyond Kenyan independence. This book shows Britain maintaining her strategic priorities in Kenya--cultivating the ''moderate" Kenyatta government! giving up the unacceptable colonial army base! but retaining military camps! rights of overflying! staging and training the Kenyan military! including internal security. Percox shows that Kenyan de-colonization and British defense interests were intimately linked and vital within the context of the Cold War and East-West regional rivalry. A study of Kenya and its role in the "end of Empire", this book shows how Britain continued to vigorously pursue imperial interests in Africa even after the "East of Suez" role. Kenyan decolonization and British interests, it becomes clear, were intimately linked. Zusammenfassung Far from having to "scram from Africa" following the abandonment of her East Suez role, Britain continued to vigorously pursue imperial interests in Africa, with Kenya taking centre-stage. This book shows Britain maintaining her strategic priorities here: cultivating the moderate Kenyatta government, giving up the unacceptable colonial army base, but retaining military army camps, rights of overflying, staging and training, and arming and training the Kenyan military. Kenyan decolonization and British interests, it becomes clear, were intimately linked and vital within the context of the Cold War and East-West regional rivalry. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionDefence and Internal Security! 1945-52British Counter-Insurgency in Kenya! 1952-6East Africa! East of Suez! 1956-7East Africa! East of Suez II! 1957-9Internal Security and Decolonisation! 1956-9Internal Security and Decolonisation II! 1959-65Defence and Decolonisation! 1956-65Conclusion ...
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Introduction
Defence and Internal Security, 1945-52
British Counter-Insurgency in Kenya, 1952-6
East Africa, East of Suez, 1956-7
East Africa, East of Suez II, 1957-9
Internal Security and Decolonisation, 1956-9
Internal Security and Decolonisation II, 1959-65
Defence and Decolonisation, 1956-65
Conclusion
