Post Colonialism And The Politics Of Kenya
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Post Colonialism And The Politics Of Kenya
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Author : D. Pal S. Ahluwalia
language : en
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Release Date : 1996
Post Colonialism And The Politics Of Kenya written by D. Pal S. Ahluwalia and has been published by Nova Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with History categories.
The study of Africa arouses many passions and prejudices which are the subject of this book. This book seeks to examine the hegemonic role that African studies has played in the invention of Africanism. Politics within Kenya remains entrapped by Western constructions of institutions and the practice of politics. The post-colonial period is linked inextricably to the colonial period. Kenya's political, economic, social and cultural framework has been and continues to be dominated by the colonial legacy. The discussion of Africanism earlier suggests that the decolonisation process did not achieve liberation fully, except in the narrowest of political terms. Rather, the West continued its dominance by more subtle means which has permeated the very imagination of the colonised. It is this continuing colonisation of the imagination which dominates the political scene. The ever increasing hegemonic role of donor agencies and donor countries, under the guise of structural adjustment programmes, ensures that countries such as Kenya become hostage to the latest manifestation of Africanism.
Post Colonial Kenya
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Author : Rok Ajulu
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-07-28
Post Colonial Kenya written by Rok Ajulu and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-28 with Political Science categories.
This engaging reassessment of postcolonial Kenya argues that the country’s political turmoil over the last fifteen years is a continuation of repeating patterns of political contestation and conflict across Kenya’s history. When Kibaki stole the 2007 presidential election, leading to a spiral of violence that left over 1,000 people dead in the space of a month, many analysts wondered how this could happen in a country that had previously been considered an oasis of peace in an otherwise conflict prone region. Combining political economy with political sociology, in this book Rok Ajulu demonstrates that in fact authoritarianism and the predatory deployment of the state has been the predominant feature of Kenya’s post-colonial period. Focusing on how power has been mediated in the country politically and the characters of the elites in charge, the analysis shows the dominance of extra-economic political coercion in economic activity. In a context in which economic activity remains predominantly political, continued control of state-power is so crucial for the new ruling class that it must be retained at all costs. Rok Ajulu’s masterful final book is a powerful and wide-ranging contribution to studies on post-colonial Kenya and will be an important resource for researchers from across political science, economics, history, sociology and African Studies.
Mau Mau Crucible Of War
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Author : Nicholas K. Githuku
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2015-12-09
Mau Mau Crucible Of War written by Nicholas K. Githuku and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-09 with History categories.
Mau Mau Crucible of War is a study of the social and cultural history of the mentalité of struggle in Kenya, which reached a high water mark during the Mau Mau war of the 1950s, but which continues to resonate in Kenya today in the ongoing demand for a decent standard of living and social justice for all. This work catalyzes intellectual debate in various disciplines regarding not just the evolution of the Kenyan state, but also, the state in Africa. It not only engages historians of colonial and postcolonial economic and political history, but also sociologists, anthropologists, political scientists, and those who study personality and social branches of psychology, postcolonialism and postmodernity, social movements, armed conflict specialists, and conflict resolution analysts.
Kenya
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Author : Godwin R. Murunga
language : en
Publisher: Zed Books
Release Date : 2007-02
Kenya written by Godwin R. Murunga and has been published by Zed Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-02 with History categories.
Shows how the struggle for democracy has been waged in civil society, through opposition parties, and amongst traditionally marginalised groups like women and the young. This book also considers the remaining impediments to democratisation, in the form of a powerful police force and damaging structural adjustment policies.
Kenya And Britain After Independence
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Author : Poppy Cullen
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-06-30
Kenya And Britain After Independence written by Poppy Cullen and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-30 with History categories.
This book explores British post-colonial foreign policy towards Kenya from 1963 to 1980. It reveals the extent and nature of continued British government influence in Kenya after independence. It argues that this was not simply about neo-colonialism, and Kenya’s elite had substantial agency to shape the relationship. The first section addresses how policy was made and the role of High Commissions and diplomacy. It emphasises contingency, with policy produced through shared interests and interaction with leading Kenyans. It argues that British policy-makers helped to create and then reinforced Kenya’s neo-patrimonialism. The second part examines the economic, military, personal and diplomatic networks which successive British governments sustained with independent Kenya. A combination of interlinked interests encouraged British officials to place a high value on this relationship, even as their world commitments diminished. This book appeals to those interested in Kenyan history, post-colonial Africa, British foreign policy, and forms of diplomacy and policy-making.
The State And The University Experience In East Africa
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Author : Michael Mwenda Kithinji
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-11-23
The State And The University Experience In East Africa written by Michael Mwenda Kithinji and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-23 with Education, Higher categories.
In The State and the University Experience in East Africa, Professor Kithinji explores the critical yet unacknowledged role that universities have played in the politics of statehood and nation building. He demonstrate how successive colonial and postcolonial governments have sought to use university education as a means to advance political and economic interests. He seeks to unravel the connection between universities and the state in East Africa, particularly in Kenya. Thorough narrative and analytical history of the policies and politics of university education in the past half-century and more explore the forces that have influenced the development of universities. This study identifies three major policy trends that have shaped university education. Beginning from 1949, when the British colonial government founded Makerere University College in Uganda as the first degree granting institution for East Africa, until 2002, when the second President of Kenya, Daniel arap Moi, retired from office and his Kenya African National Union (KANU) that had ruled since independence in 1963 lost power. By investigating the dynamics that have influenced higher-education policies in Kenya and the wider East African region, this study links the higher education discourse with the state-building narrative and conceives university policies as a product of the forces informing the historical trajectory of Kenya in particular and the wider East African region in general. The State and the University Experience in East Africa will be of great interest to scholars of the African continent, some of whom may be inspired to rewrite the story of tertiary education and state formation in other parts of Africa by an equally meticulous examination of primary sources as demonstrated in this work
Our Turn To Eat
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Author : Daniel Branch
language : en
Publisher: Lit Verlag
Release Date : 2010
Our Turn To Eat written by Daniel Branch and has been published by Lit Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with History categories.
This book provides 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. Taken together, the persistence of these factors over time helps to explain the failure of the nation-building project in Kenya, and the context within which disputed elections in late-2007 could lead to the collapse of political order and the deaths of over 1,000 Kenyans.
Kenya After 50
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Author : Michael Mwenda Kithinji
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Kenya After 50 written by Michael Mwenda Kithinji and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Kenya categories.
Historical Reflections On Kenya
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Author : Munene, Macharia
language : en
Publisher: University of Nairobi Press
Release Date : 2015-03-16
Historical Reflections On Kenya written by Munene, Macharia and has been published by University of Nairobi Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-16 with History categories.
This book thematically tackles issues that relate to the perpetual struggle between the forces of control and the forces of mental and intellectual liberation in Africa and Kenya in particular. The book addresses the colonial legacy of poverty creation, as well as the socio-political conditioning of Africans to dislike each other and to be irresponsible and disunited in the face of external threats. Poverty, hatred of other Africans, and excessive dependency on European powers can be traced to the policies adopted by colonial officials. Related to these issues, is post-colonial Kenya's attempts to addresses the political developments, the involvement of different types of media in those developments, Kenya's foreign policy, and the problem of political party transition. Ultimately, there are topical issues that continue to affect Kenya which include the question of coalition politics, the lessons of the 2002 elections, the media and corruption, parliament and foreign policy, and Africa's relations with the United States of America.
The Post Colonial Condition
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Author : D. Pal S. Ahluwalia
language : en
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Release Date : 1997
The Post Colonial Condition written by D. Pal S. Ahluwalia and has been published by Nova Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Political Science categories.