LEADER 03729nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910781587403321 005 20230126202517.0 010 $a1-283-33180-2 010 $a9786613331809 010 $a0-300-18064-0 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300180640 035 $a(CKB)2550000000064314 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24487222 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000538294 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11314668 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000538294 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10558966 035 $a(PQKB)10942854 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420751 035 $a(DE-B1597)485974 035 $a(OCoLC)761697229 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300180640 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420751 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10511625 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL333180 035 $a(OCoLC)923596843 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000064314 100 $a20110520d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aKenya$b[electronic resource] $ebetween hope and despair, 1963-2011 /$fDaniel Branch 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (352 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-300-14876-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tList of illustrations -- $tAcknowledgement -- $tAcronyms and abbreviations -- $tNote on orthography -- $tIntroduction: The Party -- $t1. Freedom and Suffering, 1963-69 -- $t2. The Big Man, 1968-69 -- $t3. The Fallen Angel, 1970-75 -- $t4. Footsteps, 1975-82 -- $t5. Love, Peace and Unity, 1982-88 -- $t6. The War of Arrows, 1989-94 -- $t7. The Goldenberg Years, 1993-2002 -- $t8. Nothing Actually Really Changed, 2002-11 -- $tConclusion: The Leopards and the Goats -- $tBibliography -- $tNotes -- $tIndex 330 $aOn 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. 606 $aSocial history 607 $aKenya$xPolitics and government$y1963-1978 607 $aKenya$xPolitics and government$y1978-2002 607 $aKenya$xPolitics and government$y2002- 607 $aKenya$xSocial conditions$y1963- 615 0$aSocial history. 676 $a967.6204 700 $aBranch$b Daniel$f1978-$0704704 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781587403321 996 $aKenya$93834063 997 $aUNINA