The power of the oath : Mau Mau nationalism in Kenya, 1952-1960 /

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Opens a fresh conversation on the study of the Mau Mau rebellion and Kenyan history by arguing that Mau Mau was a nationalist movement rather than a Kikuyu war.--

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mwanzia Koster, Mickie (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2016.
Series:Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora ; volume 72.
Subjects:
Mau Mau > History.
Mau Mau
1952-1960
National liberation movements > Kenya.
Oaths > Kenya.
Mouvements de libération nationale > Kenya.
Serments > Kenya.
HISTORY > Africa > Central.
HISTORY > Africa > East.
National liberation movements
Oaths
Kenya > History > Mau Mau Emergency, 1952-1960.
Kenya > Histoire > 1952-1960 (Révolte des Mau-Mau)
Kenya
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1: Unveiling the world of Mau Mau oaths
  • Discoursing Mau Mau and the Mau Mau oath
  • The evolution of the Mau Mau oath
  • The Mau Mau oath process and architecture
  • Part 2: Breaking traditions and taboos
  • Shifting from lawful to unlawful: Mau Mau oath criminalization
  • Gender and the Mau Mau oath
  • Mau Mau oath purification.

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