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The compelling story of the system of prisons and work camps where thousands met their deaths was the victim of a determined effort by the British to destroy all official records of their attempts to stop the Mau Mau uprising. Caroline Elkins spent a decade in London, Nairobi, and the Kenyan countryside interviewing hundreds of survivors of the camps and the British and African loyalists who detained them.
The result is an unforgettable account of the unraveling of the British colonial empire in Kenya — a pivotal moment in twentieth-century history with chilling parallels to America's own imperial project.
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As part of the Allied forces, thousands of Kenyans fought alongside the British in World War II. But just a few years after the defeat of Hitler, the British colonial government detained nearly the entire population of Kenya’s largest ethnic minority, the Kikuyu—some one and a half million people.
The compelling story of the system of prisons and work camps where thousands met their deaths was the victim of a determined effort by the British to destroy all official records of their attempts to stop the Mau Mau uprising. Caroline Elkins spent a decade in London, Nairobi, and the Kenyan countryside interviewing hundreds of survivors of the camps and the British and African loyalists who detained them.
The result is an unforgettable account of the unraveling of the British colonial empire in Kenya—a pivotal moment in twentieth- century history with chilling parallels to America’s own imperial project.
“Elkins has bravely done justice to history.” —The Nation
“A vivid portrait of daily life behind the wire.” —The Economist
“An important and excruciating record. It will shock even those who think they have assumed the worst about Europe’s era of control in Africa.” —The New York Times Book Review
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whiteb, October 26, 2006 (view all comments by whiteb)
After listening to Caroline Elkins last night at my Grandson's Spartan scholars award, I immedately went on line and ordered two copies of this book. I am so impressed and can't wait to read the whole book and give a copy to my Grandson. what a marvelous woman and the life she is leading is such an inspiration and example of what can be done even when others are against it.
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mcmullenr, May 28, 2006 (view all comments by mcmullenr)
Imperial Reckoning is outstanding! It is like the book "1776" in that it gives many sources for its book and is in chronological order.
It is the first book to describe the unbiased view of the origins of the African struggle for independence in Kenya .
The role of the Home Guard which included Black tribal members including Kikuyu is tragic. Most of the killing of the Mau Mau Kikuyu was done by their own fellow Black Kikuyu who were Loyalist Kikuyu in the Home Guard.
The fact that sadistic torture and atrocities occured for over 8 years in detention camps from 1952-1960 in Kenya were denied and ignored by the British press and public is an outrage!
Amnesty International should follow up with this account of early Kenyan history. Any one interested in Human Rights must read this book.
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780805080018
- Subtitle:
- The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Henry Holt & Company
- Subject:
- History
- Subject:
- Modern - 20th Century
- Subject:
- Imperialism
- Subject:
- Europe - Great Britain - General
- Subject:
- Africa - East - Kenya
- Copyright:
- 2005
- Edition Number:
- Reprint ed.
- Publication Date:
- December 27, 2005
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Language:
- English
- Illustrations:
- Y
- Pages:
- 475
- Dimensions:
- 9.34x6.64x.84 in. 1.17 lbs.
