Colonial Kenya observed : British rule, Mau Mau and the wind of change
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Colonial Kenya observed : British rule, Mau Mau and the wind of change
I.B. Tauris, 2015
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Completed in 1969; not previously published
Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-351) and index
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Description
The coast of East Africa was considered a strategically invaluable region for the establishment of trading ports, both for Arab and Persian merchants, long prior to invasion and conquest by Europeans. In the initial stages of the scramble for Africa in the 18th century, control of the area was an aspiration for every colonial nation in Europe - but it was not until 1895 that it was finally dominated by a sole power and proclaimed The Protectorate of British East Africa. In the early 20th century, the coast was brimming with vitality as immigrants, colonisers and missionaries from Arabia, India and Europe poured in to take advantage of growing commercial opportunities - including the prospect of enslaving millions of native Africans. The development of Kenya is an exceptional tale within the history of British rule - in perhaps no other colony did nationalistic feeling evolve in conditions of such extensive social and political change. In 1911, S.H. Fazan sailed to what later became the Republic of Kenya to work for the colonial government.
Immersing himself in knowledge of traditional language and law, he recorded the vast changes to local culture that he encountered after decades of working with both the British administration and the Kenyan people. This work charts the sweeping tide of social change that occurred through his career with the clarity and insight that comes with a total intimacy of a country. His memoirs examine the fascinating complexity of interaction between the colonial and native courts, commercial land reform and the revolutionised dynamic of labour relations. By further unearthing the political tensions that climaxed with the Mau Mau Revolt of 1952-1960, this invaluable work on the European colonial period paints a comprehensive and revealing firsthand account for anyone with an interest in British and African history. Fazan's story provides a quite unparalleled view of colonial Africa and the conduct of Empire across half a century.
Table of Contents
The Author
Preface
A Note on Names
PART ONE: BRITISH EAST AFRICA.
1. Historical Background
2. Early Days of the Protectorate
3. First Impressions
4. Races and migrations
5. The First World War
PART TWO: THE COLONY DURING THE INTER-WAR YEARS
6. The Coast
7. Principal Events and Politics
8. Changes
PART THREE: GOVERNMENT IN THE AFRICAN LANDS
9. The Field Administration
10. African Authorities
PART FOUR: LAND
11. Agrarian Problems of the African Lands
12. The White Highlands
PART FIVE: THE LATER COLONIAL PERIOD
13. The Second World War
14. Post-war Settlement and Kikuyu Politics
15. The Mau Mau Revolt
16. Economic Development
PART SIX: TOWARDS INDEPENDENCE
17. The Lancaster House Conference and the End of the Colony
18. The Wind of Change
APPENDIX I: POLICY AND THEORY
APPENDIX II: AFRICAN LAWS AND CUSTOMS
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