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Squatters and the Roots of Mau Mau, 1905-63
A social history of the Kikuyu squatters in the 'White Highlands'. The author follows the story of the squatters farming the land in the 'White Highlands' at first unused by the …
Swahili Origins
Kiswahili has become the lingua franca of eastern Africa. Yet there can be few historic peoples whose identity is as elusive as that of the Swahili. Some have described themselves …
History and Conservation of Zanzibar Stone Town
Zanzibar Stone Town presents the problems of conservation in its most acute forms: should it be preserved for the tourists or should it be allowed to grow for the benefit of the …
Uganda Now
Essential overview of Uganda's National Resistance Movement's desperate inheritance. Uganda's recovery has been remarkable, but when this book was being written, Museveni's …
Slaves, Spices and Ivory in Zanzibar
Abdul Sheriff analyses the early stages of the underdevelopment of East Africa. The rise of Zanzibar was based on two major economic transformations: firstly, slaves became used …
Mau Mau and Nationhood
Decades on from independence the role of Mau Mau still excites argument and controversy, not least in Kenya itself. More than fifty years after the declaration of the state of …
Unhappy Valley. Conflict in Kenya and Africa
A considerable revision in the understanding of the history of colonial Kenya and, more widely, colonialism in Africa. In the sister two volumes entitled Unhappy Valley 1 and …
Ecology Control and Economic Development in East African History
This new edition features a substantial introduction by the author. Helge Kjekshus's new introduction to his book placeshis work within the context of the growing debate on ecology …
Revealing Prophets
A new way for historians and anthropologists to study both prophets and prophecy. The purpose of this book is to move towards a clearer understanding of the history of prophets …
Custodians of the Land
This volume explores the relationship between environment and rural culture, politics and economy in Tanzania. In his conclusion, Isaria Kimambo reflects on the efforts of …
A Modern History of the Somali
I.M. Lewis's classic text on the history of the Somali peoples. The Fourth Edition of this history shows the amazing continuity of Somali forms of social organisation and the …
Changing Uganda
Examines the dilemmas of introducing revolutionary changes in an African country deeply affected by structural adjustment. Yoweri Museveni battled to power in 1986 and his …