Kenyatta and Britain [electronic resource] : An Account of Political Transformation, 1929-1963 /
Maloba, W. O.author.
This book is the first systematic political history of Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya’s founding president. The first of two parts, it explores Kenyatta’s formative years in nationalist activism in Kenya and Britain, the complex links between colonial and British intelligence services and Kenyatta’s career and the political compromise he forged between Kenya and Britain. This book draws on primary sources to analyze this compromise, which marked his transformation from "leader to darkness and death" to the most beloved post-colonial African leader in the West. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Two Trips and Petitions to the Center of the Empire -- 3. Spying on Political Activism -- 4. Pan Africanism, Discussions on Strategy for Liberation, Marriage and Surveillance -- 5. Back Home: Politics of Nationalism, Mau Mau, Prison and Surveillance -- 6. "Let Jomo Go": Defining and Framing a Symbol -- 7. The Search for Alternatives -- 8. The Turning Point: Kenyatta and Malcolm MacDonald.
This book is the first systematic political history of Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya’s founding president. The first of two parts, it explores Kenyatta’s formative years in nationalist activism in Kenya and Britain, the complex links between colonial and British intelligence services and Kenyatta’s career and the political compromise he forged between Kenya and Britain. This book draws on primary sources to analyze this compromise, which marked his transformation from "leader to darkness and death" to the most beloved post-colonial African leader in the West. .
Africa, Sub-Saharan-History.
Imperialism.
Great Britain-History.
Africa-Politics and government.
History of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Imperialism and Colonialism.
History of Britain and Ireland.
African Politics.