Kenya after 50 : reconfiguring historical, political, and policy milestones

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Kenya after 50 : reconfiguring historical, political, and policy milestones

edited by Michael Mwenda Kithinji, Mickie Mwanzia Koster, and Jerono P. Rotich

(African histories and modernities / series editors, Toyin Falola, Matthew M. Heaton)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2016

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Kenya after fifty

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents of Works

  • The demise and rise of Majimbo in independent Kenya / Robert M. Maxon
  • Recasting the Mau Mau uprising : reparations, narration, and memory / Mickie Mwanzia Koster
  • Rethinking the Shifta War fifty years after independence : myth, memory, and marginalization / Keren Weitzberg
  • "Rendillelane" : spatial views from the periphery of Kenya / Hilah Segal-Klein
  • Politics and the lack of labor militancy in Kenya : trade unionism after independence / Eric E. Otenyo
  • The strategic art of appeasing old lovers while courting new friends : Kenya's foreign relations in retrospect / Mumo Nzau
  • Kenya at fifty and the betrayal of nationalism : the paradoxes of two family dynasties / Wanjala S. Nasong'o
  • Elusive justice : the Maasai contestation of land appropriation in Kenya : a historical and contemporary perspective / Ben Ole Koissaba
  • Kenya at fifty : state policing reforms, politics, and law, 1963-2013 / Wycliffe Nyachoti Otiso and Ruth Joyce Kaguta
  • Continuity and change in Kenya's defense and foreign policies : the impact of the new security dilemma / Oscar Gakuo Mwangi

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This book explores the journey that Kenya has travelled as a nation since its independence on December 12, 1963. It seeks to advance understanding of the country's major milestones in the postcolonial period, the challenges and the lessons that can be learned from this experience, and the future prospects.

Table of Contents

Introduction Section 1 - Contesting History and Memories Chapter 1: The Demise and Rise of Majimbo in Independent Kenya - Robert M. Maxon Chapter 2: Recasting Kenyan History: Mau Mau Reparations, Narration, and Memory- Mickie Mwanzia Koster Chapter 3: Rethinking the "Shifta War" Fifty Years after Independence: Myth, Memory, and Marginalization - Keren Weitzberg Chapter 4: Rendilelane: Spatial Views from the Periphery of Kenya- Hilah Segal- Klein Chapter 5: Politics and the Lack of Labor Militancy in Kenya: Trade Unionism After Independence - Eric E. Otenyo Section 2: Reassessing Policies and Politics Chapter 6: The Strategic Art of Appeasing Old Lovers while Courting New Friends: Kenya's Foreign Relations in Retrospect- Mumo Nzau Chapter 7: Kenya At Fifty and the Betrayal of Nationalism: The Paradoxes of Two Family Dynasties -Wanjala S. Nasongo Chapter 8: Elusive Justice: The Maasai Contestation of Land Appropriation in Kenya: A Historical and Contemporary Perspective - Ben Ole Koissaba Chapter 9: Kenya at Fifty: State Policies Reforms, Politics and Law, 1963-2013 - Wycliffe Nyachoti Otiso and Ruth Joyce Kaguta Chapter 10: Continuity and Change in Kenya's Defense and Foreign Policy: The Impact of the New Security Dilemma- Oscar Gakuo Mwangi

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