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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

A study of hunting and poaching during the colonial era in Kenya. In 1977 the Kenyan government banned all hunting, whether by sportsmen or Kenyan Africans, in response to the …

Detailed study of Kenya's 1992 election. The two authors of this work analyse the case of post-colonial Kenya under Kenyatta and Moi and show how, in spite of a multi-party system, …

Examines slavery in the Great Lakes region and the complex role of Africans from the interior in the trade. Slavery was more important in the Great Lakes region than often has been …