Power and the Presidency in Kenya: The Jomo Kenyatta Years

ISBN-13: 9781108494045 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 322 str.

Anais Angelo

Opis

The first study to use Jomo Kenyatta's political biography and presidency as a basis for examining the colonial and postcolonial history of Kenya.

Recenzje

'This impressive work will have a reach beyond Africanists. It demonstrates how scholars can respond to methodological challenges with creativity.' Kara Moskowitz, The Journal of Interdisciplinary History

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Kenyatta's stateless political imagination; 2. From prison to party leader, an ambiguous ascension (1958–1961); 3. Kenyatta, land and decolonisation (1961–1963); 4. Independence and the making of a president (1963–1964); 5. Kenyatta, Meru politics and the last Mau Mau (1961/3–1965); 6. Taming oppositions: Kenyatta's 'secluded' politics (1964–1966); 7. Ruling over a divided political family (1965–1969); 8. 'Kenyatta simply will not contemplate his own death' (1970–1978); Conclusion; Sources; Bibliography; Index.