num_pages: 257
description: This is the scandalous story of how the Maasai people of Kenya lost the best part of their land to the British in the 1900s. Drawing upon unique oral testimony and extensive archival research, Hughes describes the intrigues surrounding two enforced moves and the 1913 lawsuit, while explaining why recent events have brought the story full circle.
language: English
title: Moving the Maasai: A Colonial Misadventure
publisher: Palgrave Macmillan