Description |
xx, 250 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. |
Series |
African studies ; [no. 111] |
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African studies series ; 111.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-241) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction : understanding loyalism in Kenya's civil war -- Vomiting the oath : the origins of loyalism in the growth of Mau Mau -- Terror and counter-terror : March 1953-April 1954 -- From Mau Mau to home guard : the defeat of the insurgency -- Loyalism, land, and labour : the path to self-mastery -- Loyalism in the age of decolonisation -- Eating the fruits of uhuru : loyalists, Mau Mau, and the post-colonial state -- Conclusion : loyalism, decolonisation, and civil war. |
Subject |
Kenya -- History -- Mau Mau Emergency, 1952-1960.
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Mau Mau -- History -- 20th century.
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ISBN |
9780521130905 (pbk.) |
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0521130905 (pbk.) |
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9780521113823 (hardback) |
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0521113822 (hardback) |
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