Mau Mau Memoirs: History, Memory, and PoliticsThis study of 13 personal accounts of the Mau Mau revolt by Kenyans, demonstrates that these memoirs serve to refute both the British version of the revolt and that of the leaders of the independent Kenyan state. It also points to the importance of Mau Mau in the making of modern Kenya. |
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Περιεχόμενα
Mau Mau and Its Interpreters | 25 |
The Mau Mau Version | 61 |
The Movement and the Oaths | 85 |
The War | 127 |
The Ordeal of Detention | 177 |
Politics | 213 |
Past and Present | 239 |
Glossary | 261 |
About the Book 283 | |
Συχνά εμφανιζόμενοι όροι και φράσεις
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Πληροφορίες βιβλιογραφίας
| Τίτλος | Mau Mau Memoirs: History, Memory, and Politics |
| Συγγραφέας | Marshall S. Clough |
| Συνεισφέρων | African Studies Association |
| Έκδοση | εικονογραφημένη |
| Εκδότης | Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1998 |
| ISBN | 1555875378, 9781555875374 |
| Μέγεθος | 283 σελίδες |
| Εξαγωγή αναφοράς | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |