03729nam 2200637Ia 450 991078158740332120230126202517.01-283-33180-297866133318090-300-18064-010.12987/9780300180640(CKB)2550000000064314(StDuBDS)AH24487222(SSID)ssj0000538294(PQKBManifestationID)11314668(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000538294(PQKBWorkID)10558966(PQKB)10942854(MiAaPQ)EBC3420751(DE-B1597)485974(OCoLC)761697229(DE-B1597)9780300180640(Au-PeEL)EBL3420751(CaPaEBR)ebr10511625(CaONFJC)MIL333180(OCoLC)923596843(EXLCZ)99255000000006431420110520d2011 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrKenya[electronic resource] between hope and despair, 1963-2011 /Daniel BranchNew Haven Yale University Press20111 online resource (352 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-300-14876-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgement -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Note on orthography -- Introduction: The Party -- 1. Freedom and Suffering, 1963-69 -- 2. The Big Man, 1968-69 -- 3. The Fallen Angel, 1970-75 -- 4. Footsteps, 1975-82 -- 5. Love, Peace and Unity, 1982-88 -- 6. The War of Arrows, 1989-94 -- 7. The Goldenberg Years, 1993-2002 -- 8. Nothing Actually Really Changed, 2002-11 -- Conclusion: The Leopards and the Goats -- Bibliography -- Notes -- IndexOn December 12, 1963, people across Kenya joyfully celebrated independence from British colonial rule, anticipating a bright future of prosperity and social justice. As the nation approaches the fiftieth anniversary of its independence, however, the people's dream remains elusive. During its first five decades Kenya has experienced assassinations, riots, coup attempts, ethnic violence, and political corruption. The ranks of the disaffected, the unemployed, and the poor have multiplied. In this authoritative and insightful account of Kenya's history from 1963 to the present day, Daniel Branch sheds new light on the nation's struggles and the complicated causes behind them.Branch describes how Kenya constructed itself as a state and how ethnicity has proved a powerful force in national politics from the start, as have disorder and violence. He explores such divisive political issues as the needs of the landless poor, international relations with Britain and with the Cold War superpowers, and the direction of economic development. Tracing an escalation of government corruption over time, the author brings his discussion to the present, paying particular attention to the rigged election of 2007, the subsequent compromise government, and Kenya's prospects as a still-evolving independent state.Social historyKenyaPolitics and government1963-1978KenyaPolitics and government1978-2002KenyaPolitics and government2002-KenyaSocial conditions1963-Social history.967.6204Branch Daniel1978-704704MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781587403321Kenya3834063UNINA