Mau Mau and Kenya: An Analysis of a Peasant Revolt

244 Pages·1998·37.357 MB·English

by  Wunyabari O. Maloba

AN ANALYSIS OF A PEASANT REVOLT
WUmrABARI MALOBA
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MAU MAU
AND
KENYA
An
Analysis of a
Peasant Revolt
Wunyabari O. Maloba
INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS
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JAMES CURREY
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1. Kenya Pol—iticsand—governme—nt To 1963.2.MauMau History.
3.Nationalism —Kenya —History 20thcentury.4. Peasantuprisings
Kenya History 20thcentury. I.Title. II.Series.
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For my mother
Mary Amboko
Whose life taught me the meaning and value of perseverance

Contents
PREFACE IX
introduction: The Theory of Peasant Revolts and Mau Mau 1
PART ONE: Background to the Revolt
One. The Economics of Desperation 23
Two. Frustrations of Nationalism 45
Three. 1952: Year of Collision 64
PART TWO: The Military and Ideological Phase
Four. British Military Strategy 81
Five. Propaganda and the Oaths 98
Six. Mau Mau Military and Political Strategy 114
PART THREE: Rehabilitation, Independence, and Legacy
Seven. Rehabilitation 137
Eight. Toward Independence: Political Parties and Decolonization 151
Nine. The Legacy of Mau Mau 169
ABBREVIATIONS 181
NOTES 182
BIBLIOGRAPHY 208
INDEX 218
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