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Autore |
Horne Gerald |
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Titolo |
Mau Mau in Harlem? : the U.S. and the liberation of Kenya / / by Gerald Horne |
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New York, NY, : Palgrave Macmillan, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-66471-9 |
9786612664717 |
0-230-10104-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (336 p.) |
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Collana |
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Contemporary Black history |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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National liberation movements - Kenya - History - 20th century |
African Americans - Attitudes - History - 20th century |
African Americans - Kenya - History - 20th century |
Racism - Kenya - History - 20th century |
Racism - United States - History - 20th century |
Kenya History Mau Mau Emergency, 1952-1960 Participation, African American |
United States Relations Kenya |
Kenya Relations United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Into Africa -- A British colony? -- A dangerous neighborhood -- Catastrophe looms -- Race war? -- Colonialism confronted -- Mau Mau looms -- State of emergency 20 -- "Mau Mau" -- The U.S. Arms the settlers? -- "Mau Mau"?to Little Rock -- Labor will rule? -- Working class hero? -- A new frontier? In Africa? -- Colonialism retreating? -- Liberation looms -- Mau Mau in Harlem. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Based on archival research on three continents, this book addresses the interpenetration of two closely related movements: the struggle against white supremacy and Jim Crow in the U.S., and the struggle against similar forces and for national liberation in Colonial Kenya. |
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