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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254781203321

Titolo

Kenya After 50 : Reconfiguring Historical, Political, and Policy Milestones / / edited by Michael Mwenda Kithinji, Mickie Mwanzia Koster, Jerono P. Rotich

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016

ISBN

1-137-55830-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (276 p.)

Collana

African Histories and Modernities, , 2634-5773

Disciplina

967.6204

Soggetti

Africa—History

Africa—Politics and government

Political planning

International relations

African History

African Politics

Public Policy

International Relations

Kenya History 1963-

Kenya Politics and government 2002-

Kenya Politics and government 1963-1978

Kenya Politics and government 1978-2002

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover ; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Part I Contesting History and Memories; 1 The Demise and Rise of Majimbo in Independent Kenya; 2 Recasting the Mau Mau Uprising: Reparations, Narration, and Memory; 3 Rethinking the Shifta War Fifty Years after Independence: Myth, Memory, and Marginalization; 4 "Rendillelane": Spatial Views from the Periphery of Kenya; 5 Politics and the Lack of Labor Militancy in Kenya: Trade Unionism after Independence; Part II Reassessing Politics and Policies



6 The Strategic Art of Appeasing Old Lovers while Courting New Friends: Kenya's Foreign Relations in Retrospect7 Kenya at Fifty and the Betrayal of Nationalism: The Paradoxes of Two Family Dynasties; 8 Elusive Justice: The Maasai Contestation of Land Appropriation in Kenya: A Historical and Contemporary Perspective; 9 Kenya at Fifty: State Policing Reforms, Politics, and Law, 1963-2013; 10 Continuity and Change in Kenya's Defense and Foreign Policies: The Impact of the New Security Dilemma; List of Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book applies an interdisciplinary approach to evaluate the journey that Kenya has traveled as a nation since the end of colonialism on December 12, 1963. The book demonstrates that Kenya's postcolonial experience is marked with moments of tremendous feats amidst economic and political challenges that have on occasion strained the national fabric. While Kenya has distinguished itself as a commerce and industry hub in East Africa, the country is confronted with many challenges including job scarcity, ethnic differences nurtured by the political class, and widespread corruption.