Fills a large gap in the colonial history of Kenyan women as they negotiated changes in the most domestic areas of their experience. Shows how African and British male authorities tried to control female initiatives, and how women managed to achieve increasing measures of control over their own lives. Index, bib, glossary, 12 b/w photos, 268pp, UK. CURREY PUBLISHERS, JAMES.

Launched in Nairobi in 1960, three years before the birth of independent Kenya, the Nation group of newspapers grew up sharing the struggles of an infant nation, suffering the pain of its failures and rejoicing in its successes. Marking its 50th anniversary in 2010, the Nation looks back on its performance as the standard-bearer for journalistic integrity and how far it fell short or supported the loyalty demanded by its founding slogan 'The Truth shall make you free'. 368pp, UK. I B TAURIS.

In 1977 the Kenyan government banned all hunting, whether by sportsmen or Kenyan Africans, in response to the poaching crisis that was then spreading across the African continent. This brought an end to the era of the 'Great White Hunters' in this 'sportsman's paradise'. This book traces the history of hunting during Kenya's colonial era from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Three main themes emerge: first, is the importance of hunting to Kenyan farmers and herders; second is the attempt during European colonization of Kenya to recreate in Africa the practices and values of nineteenth-century European aristocratic hunts, which reinforced an image of African inferiority and subordination; third, is the role of the conservation-ists, who claimed sovereignty over nature and wildlife, completing the transformation of African hunters into criminal poachers. Index, bib, b/w illus, 248pp, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS.

Now in paperback. Britain's response to the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya was to detain almost the entire Kikuyu population in camps, where thousands died of disease and starvation. Elkins uncovers the lives of those who experienced this firsthand, critically framing their accounts in the colonial relationship with Britain. Index, bib, notes, app, b/w illus, maps, xiv, 475pp, UK. PIMLICO.

Analyses the introduction and use of biomedicine as a cultural tool of domination by British colonizers and the AbaNyole's reaction to this therapeutic tradition and its technologies. 272pp, USA. GREENWOOD PUBLISHING GROUP.

The story of Kenya in the decade before the outbreak of the Mau Mau emergency presenting an integrated view of imperial government as well as examining the social and economic causes of the Kikuyu revolt. Index, bib, notes, xvi, 304pp, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS.

A history charting administrative thought and practice in colonial Kenya, revealing an idiosyncratic and Spartan welfare system. The author also shows the transformation from social welfare to community development leading to further neglect of the very poor. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Index, bib, notes, maps, 393pp, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS, 085255785X

Now in paperback. A history of the Mau Mau rebellion during which 70 000 Africans were held in detention camps without trial and over 1800 Kenyan civilians died. Drawing on eyewitness accounts and court records the author describes a story of mass killings and collective punish-ments during Britain's first war on terror. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Index, notes, apps, viii, 406pp, UK. PHOENIX.

On 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. 352pp, USA. YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS.

Over 700 photographs, along with extensive captions, document the transition from a barely explored paradise to a modern nation. This collection is one of the most important visual records of Africa in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries ever published. Early photographers captured the beauty and dangerous allure of life on this spectacular frontier: the ceremonies and traditional attire of the Kenyan peoples, the gradual development of trade on the coast and in the country's interior, the hardships of the East African Campaign during the First World War, and the pioneering spirit of early European settlers and farmers. Many of the most famous names and places connected with Africa appear in these pages, including Karen Blixen's farm and Ernest Hemingway and Theodore Roosevelt on safari. 320pp, USA. W.W. NORTON & CO.

Relates events leading from Kenya's colonization through its emergence as an independent country. Beginning with the advent of Europeans in the late Nineteenth Century, it presents Kenya as a land of contrasts in geography as well as people. Home to Arabs, Indians and Europeans as well as various African tribes, Kenya experienced strife throughout its colonial history. Gatheru discusses the viewpoint of the Kenyan people, enumerating the events and attitudes that led to the eruption of violence. Covers are the economic, political and social policies Britain established toward its colonials. The role of Kenyan reform leaders such as Harry Thuku and Jomo Kenyatta in the countrys struggle for independence is also examined. Index, bib, notes, 236pp, USA. McFARLAND & COMPANY.

History of Kenya from earliest colonial times until 1963, with a focus on the Kikuyu people. Index, bib, b/w photos, 359pp, UK. MAWENZI BOOKS.

Narrative of the evolution of the constitution that was put into effect as Kenya's history as a colonial possession came to an end. It details the attempts of the colony's political elite and the British Colonial Office to find a constitutional means to move Kenya to the status of independent state. As this process moved forward, political ethnicity assumed central significance. This produced an environment in which demands for a federal constitution, popularly termed majimbo, came to dominate constitutional discourse. Deep disagreement among Kenya's political elite over this issue marked the remainder of the colonial period. That elite, now represented by the Kenya African National Union (KANU) and the Kenya African Democratic Union (KADU), advocated different constitutional paths to independence. KADU's demands for a majimbo constitution dominated discourse during 1962 and early 1963, but deep disagreement characterized the constitutional negotiations. This resulted in a constitution for self-government (introduced on June 1, 1963) that was regional in character but fell short of a federal system. Almost as soon as it came into existence, this constitution faced pressure for substantial change from KANU, the party that won the 1963 general election. As a result, the British government was forced to make alterations in what became the independence constitution. The latter proved a prelude to the destruction of majimbo a year later. 350pp, USA. FARLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY PRESS.

Uses oral histories to tell the stories of 15 uprisings instigated by Kenyan women during the 19th and 20th century. Local men who collaborated with British colonial officials and settlers found themselves repeatedly challenged by the organisations and actions of these women. In acting against their dispossession, they inspired a different set of men to stand in alliance with them to defend the gendered commons. 350pp, USA. AFRICA WORLD PRESS.

When an African majority revolted in the early 1950s - termed Mau Mau - it occurred at a time when African-Americans were surging toward equality. The struggle in Kenya came to symbolize Africa's struggle for freedom from European colonialism. It was thought that lessons could be learned from Kenya, as when Malcolm X suggested a Mau Mau in Harlem might be necessary. Simultaneously, John F. Kennedy was among those who backed a campaign to bring Kenyans to the U.S. for higher education - included among these students was Barack H. Obama, Sr., who was brought to the University of Hawaii. Based on extensive archival research in the U.S., the U.K. and Kenya, this book not only sheds light on the historical forces that created a U.S. President, but also illuminates the unshakeable bonds that historically have conjoined Black America, Africa, and the United States as a whole. 336pp, UK. PALGRAVE.

'Anyone looking for an up-to-date, comprehensive and accessible single-volume text to introduce the Mau Mau movement and its part in Kenya's nationalism and independence to an undergraduate readership need look no further'. John Lonsdale, International Journal of African Historical Studies. Notes, bib, index, 238pp, UK & USA. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS.

Fifty years after the declaration of the state of emergency Mau Mau still excites argument and controversy, not least in Kenya itself. The twelve essays in this new collection combine retrospective overviews with fresh research to achieve a multi-layered analysis of an enduring topic. Photos, maps, bib, index, notes, 306pp, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS.

Drawing on original field notes from her time in Kenya, the author reconstructs a portrait of the diverse nature of Mau Mau movements among the Kikuyu. Index, tables, bib, xxx, 352pp, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS.

Tells 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, she describes the many intrigues surrounding two enforced moves that cleared the highlands for European settlers, and a 1913 lawsuit in which the Maasai attempted to reclaim their former territory, and explains why recent events have brought the story full circle. Index, bib, apps, 264pp, UK. PALGRAVE.

An overview of the troubled process of nation-building in post-colonial Kenya. Despite the distinctive features of the Moi and Kenyatta regimes, contributors make the case that since the late colonial period continuity, and not change, has been the dominant theme in Kenyan political life. Through a range of methodological lenses and empirical material, the chapters highlight different aspects of this continuity: the strength of the provincial administration, the weakness of formal party structures, the central role of ethnicity in shaping political competition, the understanding of the state as a resource in itself, and the ultimately incompatible beliefs held by different communities regarding how power can be legitimately exercised. Index, bib, 303pp, GERMANY. LIT VERLAG.

Reviews the history of higher education in Kenya and details the emergence of private universities, most of them with a Christian religious orientation, as major players in the provision of tertiary-level education. 204pp, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS.

The story of a short-lived but vehement eugenics movement that emerged among a group of Europeans in Kenya in the 1930s, unleashing a set of writings on racial differences in intelligence more extreme than that emanating from any other British colony in the twentieth century. The Kenyan eugenics movement of the 1930s adapted British ideas to the colonial environment. In all its extremity, Kenyan eugenics was not simply a bizarre and embarrassing colonial mutation, as it was later dismissed, but a logical extension of British eugenics in a colonial context. By tracing the history of eugenic thought in Kenya, the books shows how the movement took on a distinctive colonial character, driven by settler political preoccupations and reacting to increasingly outspoken African demands for better, and more independent, education. 256pp, UK. MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS.

An investigation of the history of colonial Kenya and colonialism in Africa. The author look at the development of the colonial state, African states and European capitalism and the creation of ethnicity and class formation in Africa. The authors also explore Mau Mau and Kikuyu political thought. Book one discusses in particular the history of political science in the context of Kenya's colonial history. Index, notes, maps, gloss, xvi, 223pp, viii, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS,

An investigation of the history of colonial Kenya and colonialism in Africa. The author look at the development of the colonial state, African states and European capitalism and the creation of ethnicity and class formation in Africa. The authors also explore Mau Mau and Kikuyu political thought. Book two looks at political and popular consciousness, revolutionary change and the subtle realities of ethnicity. Index, notes, maps, gloss, xvi, 281pp, viii, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS,