The Politics of the Independence of Kenya

By: K. Kyle

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Paperback | 7 April 1999 | Edition Number 1

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The remarkable story of how Kenya travelled, in a very few years, from the trauma of Mau Mau to peaceful independence is retold with, for the first time, full access to the official documents. It is a story of strong personalities - of Jomo Kenyatta, after nine years of prison and restriction, emerging as the saviour of his country; of Tom Mboya, the immensely talented young man who outdebated, outmanoeuvred and outshone whites and blacks alike, but who generated an amazing degree of hatred and died by an assassin's bullet; of Iain Macleod, who made the crucial recognition that Kenya was a black African country; and of Malcolm MacDonald, without whom it could still have all ended in disaster.

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'This is the first account of Kenya's independence to be written with access to the official documents; but the author was also there at the time, as an unusually perspicacious journalist. The combination of research and personal observation...brings a unique blend of authority and immediacy to the book. The personalities come alive even as the political complexities unroll.' - Dr John Lonsdale, Trinity College, Cambridge

'...a highly accessible and much needed synthesis of the secondary literature and recently released government papers relating to Kenyan decolonization.' - Dr Philip Murphy, University of Reading

'The book reads very well and will make a real contribution to the study of the end of Empire.' - Professor T.G. Fraser, University of Ulster

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Miscellaneous Items Non-Fiction History Specific Events & Topics in History Colonialism & Imperialism National Liberation & Independence Regional & National History African History Earliest Times to Present Day 20th Century History from 1900 to 2000 Modern History from 1700 to 1900 Politics & Government

Political Structure & Processes Constitution & The Government & The State Asian History General & World History

General Editor's Preface	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgements	p. xiii
A Note on Kenya	p. xv
A Map of Kenya in 1960	p. xvii
List of Abbreviations	p. xviii
An Historical Introduction 1895-1957
The Foundation of Kenya Colony	p. 3
The Rise of African Nationalism	p. 25
The Politics of Mau Mau	p. 45
The Independence of Kenya 1957-63
Tearing Down Lyttelton	p. 69
The Bridge-Player	p. 91
Kenyatta Released	p. 111
Majimbo	p. 136
KANU Triumphant	p. 160
Uhuru na Harambee	p. 179
Epilogue	p. 197
Notes and References	p. 205
Bibliography	p. 239
Index	p. 244
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