Based on over two hundred and fifty psychiatric case files, this book offers a radical new departure from existing historical accounts of what is still commonly thought of as the most picturesque of Britain's colonies overseas. By tracing the life histories of Kenya's 'white insane', the book allows for a new account of settler society: one that moves attention away from the 'great white hunters' and heroic pioneer farmers to all those Europeans who did not manage to emulate the colonial ideal. In doing so, it raises important new questions around deviance, transgression and social control....
Based on over two hundred and fifty psychiatric case files, this book offers a radical new departure from existing historical accounts of what is stil...
Crisis, Rupture and Anxiety: An Interdisciplinary Examination of Contemporary and Historical Human Challenges brings together a range of original contributions that seek to critically interrogate the concept of 'crisis', a seemingly omnipresent and defining metonym of our times. Both international and interdisciplinary in perspective, the leading doctoral scholars and early-career researchers represented in this volume unsettle hegemonic notions of crisis (and possible remedies) by exploring both a very wide range of extant crises (in and of politics, economics, communities, technologies,...
Crisis, Rupture and Anxiety: An Interdisciplinary Examination of Contemporary and Historical Human Challenges brings together a range of original cont...
Golf -the romance of the socialite, or more conventionally, the social-elite-is trending across all social groups these days. Authored by an avid golfer and PGA veteran writing under a penname, this Smart & Easy Guide is a joy to read for anyone who is interested in Golf. Written like with the same rhythm and control that define golf itself, the book introduces you to a number of subtle factors and simple techniques that make the difference between winning and losing. This book would help you learn: How to achieve your balance and focus while golfing How to leverage wind, weather, and golf...
Golf -the romance of the socialite, or more conventionally, the social-elite-is trending across all social groups these days. Authored by an avid golf...
Kenya Colony, for the British at least, has customarily been imagined as a place of wealthy settler-farmers, expansive panoramas and the adventure of safari. Yet for the majority of Europeans who went there life was very different. Based on over two hundred and fifty psychiatric case files, this book offers an unprecedented new account of the social history of reputedly Britain's most picturesque overseas colony.
While Kenya's romantic reputation has served to perpetuate the idea that Europeans enjoyed untroubled command, this volume illustrates powerful stories of conflict,...
Kenya Colony, for the British at least, has customarily been imagined as a place of wealthy settler-farmers, expansive panoramas and the adventure ...