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On December 12, 1963, people across Kenya joyfully celebrated independence from British colonial rule, anticipating a bright future of prosperity and social justice. As the nation approaches the fiftieth anniversary of its independence, however, the people's dream remains elusive. During its first five decades Kenya has experienced assassinations, riots, coup attempts, ethnic violence, and political corruption. The ranks of the disaffected, the unemployed, and the poor have multiplied. In this authoritative and insightful account of Kenya's history from 1963 to the present day, Daniel Branch sheds new light on the nation's struggles and the complicated causes behind them.Branch describes how Kenya constructed itself as a state and how ethnicity has proved a powerful force in national politics from the start, as have disorder and violence. He explores such divisive political issues as the needs of the landless poor, international relations with Britain and with the Cold War superpowers, and the direction of economic development. Tracing an escalation of government corruption over time, the author brings his discussion to the present, paying particular attention to the rigged election of 2007, the subsequent compromise government, and Kenya's prospects as a still-evolving independent state.

Kenya --- Politics and government --- Social conditions --- Politique et gouvernement --- Conditions sociales --- #SBIB:328H419 --- #SBIB:96G --- Instellingen en beleid: andere Afrikaanse landen --- Geschiedenis van Afrika --- Social history. --- Descriptive sociology --- Social history --- History --- Sociology --- Social history.. --- Kenya -- Politics and government -- 1963-1978.. --- Kenya -- Politics and government -- 1978-2002.. --- Kenya -- Politics and government -- 2002-. --- Kenya -- Social conditions -- 1963-.

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Democratization --- Post-apartheid era --- Social change --- Change, Social --- Cultural change --- Cultural transformation --- Societal change --- Socio-cultural change --- Social history --- Social evolution --- South Africa --- Politics and government --- Political systems

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This wide-ranging volume presents the most complete appraisal of modern African history to date. It assembles dozens of new and established scholars to tackle the questions and subjects that define the field, ranging from the economy, the two world wars, nationalism, decolonization, and postcolonial politics to religion, development, sexuality, and the African youth experience. Contributors are drawn from numerous fields in African studies, including art, music, literature, education, and anthropology. The themes they cover illustrate the depth of modern African history and the diversity and originality of lenses available for examining it. Older themes in the field have been treated to an engaging re-assessment, while new and emerging themes are situated as the book's core strength. The result is a comprehensive, vital picture of where the field of modern African history stands today.

History. --- History, Modern. --- Africa --- Imperialism. --- Social history. --- Imperialism and Colonialism. --- African History. --- Modern History. --- Social History. --- Colonies --- Anti-colonialism --- Colonial affairs --- Colonialism --- Neocolonialism --- Imperialism --- Non-self-governing territories --- Colonization --- Postcolonialism --- African diaspora --- History --- Administration&delete& --- Social aspects&delete& --- Religion --- Black diaspora --- Diaspora, African --- Human geography --- Africans --- Migrations --- Eastern Hemisphere --- Handbooks, manuals, etc. --- Africa-History. --- Descriptive sociology --- Social conditions --- Social history --- Sociology --- Modern history --- World history, Modern --- World history --- Empires --- Expansion (United States politics) --- Political science --- Anti-imperialist movements --- Caesarism --- Chauvinism and jingoism --- Militarism --- Africa—History. --- Transatlantic slave trade --- Social aspects --- Administration --- Afrique --- Africa. --- Histoire. --- African diaspora. --- Colonies.

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Nomades. --- Nomaden. --- Herders --- Nomads --- Social change --- Change, Social --- Cultural change --- Cultural transformation --- Societal change --- Socio-cultural change --- Nomadic peoples --- Nomadism --- Pastoral peoples --- Vagabonds --- Wanderers --- Herdsmen --- Stockmen (Animal industry) --- Social history --- Social evolution --- Persons --- Livestock workers --- Livestock --- Pastoral systems --- Rangelands