Add to ORKGKenya's War of Independence restores Kenyas stolen history to its rightful place, stripped of colonial interpretations. In this expanded and revised version of his 1986 booklet, Kimaathi, Mau Mau's First Prime Minister of Kenya, Durrani covers Mau Maus resistance to colonialism and neo-colonialism and reflects on its ideology, organisation and achievements. He sees Mau Mau in the larger context of Kenyas war of independence and looks at the influence of organised, radical trade unions as the engine of resistance, linking economic with political demands of working people. Additional chapters document the post-independence resistance by the underground December Twelve Movement-Mwakenya. Durrani captures the dynamism of transition from colonia...
During the British Empire’s colonial occupation of Kenya, which began in 1895, a new sense of Kenyan...
Kenyas nationalism during the colonial period was marked by two main characteristics that feature in...
This article analyzes the contested historical narrative behind the Mbeere’s role in the Mau Mau mov...
Very few countries hide or obscure the significance of their most important historical achievements....
This book looks at the third pillar of resistance to British colonialism peoples resistance, the ot...
It is due to the success of the trade union movement in the national liberation movement that the co...
The chapter discusses the contested legacy of the Mau Mau conflict in Kenya in the 1950s, a struggle...
This book details the devastating Mau Mau civil war fought in Kenya during the 1950s and the legacie...
The outbreak of Mau Mau hostilities in Kenya was the culmination of a series of grievances which had...
Historical revisionism is equally appealing to state and non-state actors during periods of intense ...
Published online: 19 Jul 2017Around the time of independence (1961-1965), Kenya's African nationalis...
This essay examines contemporary political discourses about the Mau Mau insurgence, which took place...
A Paper by Prof. Macharia Munene, a Professor of History and International Relations at USIU-AfricaI...
This essay examines contemporary political discourses about the Mau Mau insurgence, which took place...
The decade between 1950-1960 was a decisive period for both the coloniser and the nationalist moveme...
During the British Empire’s colonial occupation of Kenya, which began in 1895, a new sense of Kenyan...
Kenyas nationalism during the colonial period was marked by two main characteristics that feature in...
This article analyzes the contested historical narrative behind the Mbeere’s role in the Mau Mau mov...
Very few countries hide or obscure the significance of their most important historical achievements....
This book looks at the third pillar of resistance to British colonialism peoples resistance, the ot...
It is due to the success of the trade union movement in the national liberation movement that the co...
The chapter discusses the contested legacy of the Mau Mau conflict in Kenya in the 1950s, a struggle...
This book details the devastating Mau Mau civil war fought in Kenya during the 1950s and the legacie...
The outbreak of Mau Mau hostilities in Kenya was the culmination of a series of grievances which had...
Historical revisionism is equally appealing to state and non-state actors during periods of intense ...
Published online: 19 Jul 2017Around the time of independence (1961-1965), Kenya's African nationalis...
This essay examines contemporary political discourses about the Mau Mau insurgence, which took place...
A Paper by Prof. Macharia Munene, a Professor of History and International Relations at USIU-AfricaI...
This essay examines contemporary political discourses about the Mau Mau insurgence, which took place...
The decade between 1950-1960 was a decisive period for both the coloniser and the nationalist moveme...
During the British Empire’s colonial occupation of Kenya, which began in 1895, a new sense of Kenyan...
Kenyas nationalism during the colonial period was marked by two main characteristics that feature in...
This article analyzes the contested historical narrative behind the Mbeere’s role in the Mau Mau mov...