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Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya
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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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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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ISBN:
9780805080018
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
12/27/2005
Publisher:
St. Martins Press-3PL
Language:
English
Pages:
496
Height:
1.30IN
Width:
5.90IN
Thickness:
1.25
LCCN:
2004053961
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1
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Yes
Copyright Year:
2005
Author:
Caroline Elkins
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History
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Imperialism
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Kenya - History - Mau Mau Emergency, 1952-
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Nationalism -- Kenya -- History -- 20th century.
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World History-Africa
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