Decolonization and the State in Kenya

1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-367-15562-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 149 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 520 g

This book examines the efforts of the colonial regime to shape the process of decolonization in Kenya from the end of World War II until independence in 1963. It focuses on the conflict between the state's two imperatives: promoting economic development and establishing and maintaining control.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gordon, David F.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Concepts, Issues and Context -- Decolonization and the State: An Analytical Framework -- Kenya: The Global and Historical Setting -- The Evolution of Colonial Political Strategies -- Post-War Kenya: Prelude to Crisis, 1945–1952 -- Defeating ‘Mau Mau’: Multi-Racial Reform, 1953–1959 -- Towards ‘Uhuru’: The Decolonization Strategy, 1960–1963 -- Colonial Crises and State Responses -- Peasants vs. Settlers: Land and Agricultural Policies -- Managing Industrialization: Capital, Labor and the State -- Desegregating Commerce: African Businessmen and the State -- Conclusions: The Meaning of Decolonization

Über Autor(innen)

Gordon, David F.