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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAU MAU»
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Mau Mau Memoirs: History, Memory, and Politics
This 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.
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Mau Mau & Nationhood: Arms, Authority & Narration
Decades on from independence the role of Mau Mau still excites argument and controversy, not least in Kenya itself.
E. S. Atieno Odhiambo, John Lonsdale, 2003
This book reveals the real men and women behind the Mau-Mau; the truth behind the oaths that bound them together; and how they became a powerful force, paving the way for Kenya's independence.
This widely-acclaimed book on a troubled period of Kenyan history summarizes some of the more important Kikuyu customs.
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Mau Mau and Kenya: An Analysis of a Peasant Revolt
"... an up-to-date, comprehensive, and accessible single-volume text to introduce the Mau Mau movement and its part in Kenya's nationalism and independence..."Â —International Journal of African Historical Studies "Mau Mau and Kenya is a ...
Wunyabari O. Maloba, 1998
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Radical Chic & Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers
The phrase radical chic was coined by Tom Wolfe in 1970 when Leonard Bernstein gave a party for the Black Panthers at his duplex apartment on Park Avenue.
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Defeating
Mau Mau, Creating Kenya: Counterinsurgency, Civil ...
This 2009 book details the devastating Mau Mau civil war fought in Kenya during the 1950s and its legacies for the post-colonial state.
THE MAU MAU RELIGION Two years ago I stressed that Mau Mau was nothing
more than a new expression of the old Kikuyu Central Association; a political
body that was banned in 1941 because it had become wholly subversive.
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Britain's gulag: the brutal end of empire in Kenya
Until now, this story has remained almost completely untold, largely because the British colonial government destroyed most of its files.
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Histories of the Hanged: The Dirty War in Kenya and the End ...
"A remarkable account of Britain's last stand in Kenya. This is imperial history at its very best.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAU MAU»
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Caring nurse Clarice who travelled the world turns 100
“I was there during the Mau Mau uprising,” she recalls. “I can tell you – it was quite an experience. The Mau Mau would sometimes come into ... «Bournemouth Echo, Jul 15»
Former Lord Lieutenant of Kent Allan Willett dies aged 78
... was commissioned in The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) and served with the King's African Rifles fighting the Mau Mau in Kenya. «Kent News, Jul 15»
Tributes to former Lord Lieutenant of Kent Allan Willett
... was commissioned into the Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) and served with the King's African Rifles fighting the Mau Mau in Kenya. «Kent Online, Jul 15»
Can Development Guarantee Peace and Security?
... of Kenyans asking for compensation for what British colonialism did to their nationals, particularly in the context of the Mau Mau Movement. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
Epworth's Untapped Boxing Talent
The bouts have not gone unnoticed by some boxing promoters, including renowned Stanley Mau Mau. One boxer unearthed from Epworth is ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
SPORTS UPDATE: Lower Sussex routs Camden-Wyoming 12-1 in …
In the top of the fourth, with Briddell and right-fielder Makenzie Szymanski on base, second-baseman Malory “Mau Mau” Noble got Lower ... «Coastal Point, Jul 15»
Miami Beach woman writes book about a Kenyan freedom fighter
The result: The Boy is Gone: Conversations with a Mau Mau General (Ohio University Press), a book that portrays the struggle for Kenyan ... «Miami Herald, Jul 15»
What if Uganda and Kenya pulled out of Somalia?
Britain pulled out of Kenya when the MAU MAU freedom fighters immerged victorious in the war of independence and Kenya became ... «New Vision, Jul 15»
From Manyani to Starehe - How the Confluence of Destiny and …
This afforded him the opportunity to travel widely throughout Kenya before being called up to military service in the fight against Mau Mau. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
Defang Mid-East terrorists through dialogue
The British government saw the Mau Mau in Kenya as a “conspiracy based on the total perversion of the human spirit” — “subhumans” with ... «Arizona Daily Star, Jul 15»
