Mau Mau and the Kikuyu

by Louis Leakey

Overview

This widely-acclaimed book on a troubled period of Kenyan history summarizes some of the more important Kikuyu customs, and a discussion of their break-down under the impact of European civilization. This discussion illustrates why and how the Mau Mau came into being and how the situation could be improved so that peace could once again come to Kenya.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138861879
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/23/2014
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

L S B Leakey

Table of Contents

Part 1 ONE The Kikuyu before the coming of the European; Chapter I The Kikuyu and their Land; Chapter II MARRIAGE CUSTOMS; Chapter III INITIATION CEREMONIES AND EDUCATION; Chapter IV SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; Chapter V RELIGIOUS BELIEFS; Chapter VI MAGIC: WHITE AND BLACK; Part 2 TWO The Kikuyu Today and the Mau Mau Movement; Chapter VII THE COMING OF THE EUROPEAN; Chapter VIII CHANGES IN THE PRESENT CENTURY; Chapter IX THE BREAKDOWN OF TRIBAL CUSTOMS; Chapter X KIKUYU POLITICAL MOVEMENTS; Chapter XI THE GROWTH OF MAU MAU; Chapter XII OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE;

Editorial Reviews

This intensely illuminating book there is not one of the pages that is not charged with interest and relevance - Wilson Harris, The Spectator

Makes an important contribution towards the understanding of the problems that threaten Kenya - The Observer

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