Kenya :
Branch, Daniel, 1978-
Kenya : between hope and despair, 1963-2012 / Daniel Branch. - New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, 2011. - xi, 378 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 20 cm
Originally published: 2011.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: the party -- Freedom and suffering, 1963-69 -- The big man, 1968-69 -- The fallen angel, 1970-75 -- Footsteps, 1975-82 -- Love, peace, and unity, 1982-88 -- The war of arrows, 1989-94 -- The Goldenberg years, 1993-2002 -- Nothing actually really changed, 2002-11 -- Conclusion: the leopards and the goats -- Afterword: the second republic, 2011-13.
On December 12, 1963, people across Kenya joyfully celebrated independence from British colonial rule, anticipating a bright future of prosperity and social justice. As the nation approaches the fiftieth anniversary of its independence, however, the people's dream remains elusive. During its first five decades Kenya has experienced assassinations, riots, coup attempts, ethnic violence, and political corruption. The ranks of the disaffected, the unemployed, and the poor have multiplied. In this authoritative and insightful account of Kenya's history from 1963 to the present day, Daniel Branch sheds new light on the nation's struggles and the complicated causes behind them. Branch describes how Kenya constructed itself as a state and how ethnicity has proved a powerful force in national politics from the start, as have disorder and violence. He explores such divisive political issues as the needs of the landless poor, international relations with Britain and with the Cold War superpowers, and the direction of economic development. Tracing an escalation of government corruption over time, the author brings his discussion to the present, paying particular attention to the rigged election of 2007, the subsequent compromise government, and Kenya's prospects as a still-evolving independent state. -- Publisher description.
9780300194142 0300194145
Yale Univ Pr, C/O Triliteral Llc 100 Maple Ridge Dr, Cumberland, RI, USA, 02864-1769, (401)6584226 SAN 631-8126
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016190677 Uk
Since 1963
Politics and government.
Social conditions.
Kenya--Politics and government--1963-1978.
Kenya--Politics and government--1978-2002.
Kenya--Politics and government--2002-
Kenya--Social conditions--1963-
Kenya.
DT433 / .B73 2012
Kenya : between hope and despair, 1963-2012 / Daniel Branch. - New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, 2011. - xi, 378 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 20 cm
Originally published: 2011.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: the party -- Freedom and suffering, 1963-69 -- The big man, 1968-69 -- The fallen angel, 1970-75 -- Footsteps, 1975-82 -- Love, peace, and unity, 1982-88 -- The war of arrows, 1989-94 -- The Goldenberg years, 1993-2002 -- Nothing actually really changed, 2002-11 -- Conclusion: the leopards and the goats -- Afterword: the second republic, 2011-13.
On December 12, 1963, people across Kenya joyfully celebrated independence from British colonial rule, anticipating a bright future of prosperity and social justice. As the nation approaches the fiftieth anniversary of its independence, however, the people's dream remains elusive. During its first five decades Kenya has experienced assassinations, riots, coup attempts, ethnic violence, and political corruption. The ranks of the disaffected, the unemployed, and the poor have multiplied. In this authoritative and insightful account of Kenya's history from 1963 to the present day, Daniel Branch sheds new light on the nation's struggles and the complicated causes behind them. Branch describes how Kenya constructed itself as a state and how ethnicity has proved a powerful force in national politics from the start, as have disorder and violence. He explores such divisive political issues as the needs of the landless poor, international relations with Britain and with the Cold War superpowers, and the direction of economic development. Tracing an escalation of government corruption over time, the author brings his discussion to the present, paying particular attention to the rigged election of 2007, the subsequent compromise government, and Kenya's prospects as a still-evolving independent state. -- Publisher description.
9780300194142 0300194145
Yale Univ Pr, C/O Triliteral Llc 100 Maple Ridge Dr, Cumberland, RI, USA, 02864-1769, (401)6584226 SAN 631-8126
GBB2A4338 bnb
016190677 Uk
Since 1963
Politics and government.
Social conditions.
Kenya--Politics and government--1963-1978.
Kenya--Politics and government--1978-2002.
Kenya--Politics and government--2002-
Kenya--Social conditions--1963-
Kenya.
DT433 / .B73 2012