Anderson just wrote this NYT op-ed re Brits recently admitting to torture in Kenya and agreeing to some reparations, however small. Excessive detail made the text incredibly dense in spots.David Anderson is Professor of African Politics and Fellow of St Cross College, University of Oxford. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwideFor full access to this pdf, sign in to an existing account, or purchase an annual subscription.Histories of the Hanged: The Dirty War in Kenya and the End of Empire.Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya. It is more a recounting of events and an effort to prove the British wrong at every step. Mau Mau, the colloquial term for the 1950s armed uprising by poor and landless Kikuyu against the British settler regime in Kenya and its more prosperous Kikuyu allies, has captivated the imagination of Westerners and Kenyans alike for the last fifty years. by W. W. Norton Company Outstanding book.
This is imperial history at its very best." Please check your email address / username and password and try again. It provides proof, yet again, that war is hell and a dirty business, that men are capable of all sorts of cruelty and inhumanity to other men, civilization isn't as civilized as it likes to think, and that we live in a fallen and sinful world. GBP £20.00 It is has a strong political bias. First-rate historical research and writing. Important if disturbing book ... so relevant to today's contempt for equality in internationalism.Fascinating account (and revision of the current history) of the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya. Also the most unflinching. $25.95., Caroline Elkins. "A remarkable account of Britain's last stand in Kenya.
Brilliant account of the darkest days ever for Kikuyus collectively.While the description of the book says it's a gripping narrative, the reality is much different. Mr. Anderson talked about his new book [Histories of the Hanged: The Dirty War in Kenya and the End of Empire,] published by W.W. Norton. Histories of the Hanged: The Dirty War in Kenya and the End of Empire; Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya. Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. He described the Mau Mau uprising in the 1950s which…
From an academic perspective I appreciate the thought and thorough history this book provides, but from a reader's perspective a lot seems repetitive--which is a reality of the actual history and the horrors that occurred.
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Note: Contents data are machine generated … It is has a strong political bias. Although precise figures are not available, Mau Mau is almost certainly one of the most written‐about events in twentieth‐century African history.These works by David Anderson and Caroline Elkins are the most recent contributions to the substantial historiography of Mau Mau.
Deeply heartbreaking and enlightening, even/especially for me as a Kenyan. David Anderson's HISTORIES OF THE HANGED, however, is an exception.
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The true story of the Mau Mau rebellion of 1952-60 in Kenya, told for the first timeThis book tells for the first time the story of the dirty war the British fought in Kenya, in the run-up to the country's independence in 1964. Highly recommended for anyone who is interested in the history of East Africa.this book talks about how the leaders of the British empire in Kenya dealt with the Mau Mau and the people of Kenya. David Anderson. David Anderson's HISTORIES OF THE HANGED, however, is an exception.
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Histories of the Hanged Britain's Dirty War in Kenya and the End of Empire. Javascript must be enabled in order to access C-SPAN videos. Only 32 European settlers died in the subsequent fighting, but more than 1,800 African civilians, over 3,000 African police and soldiers, and 12,000 Mau Mau rebels were killed.Between 1953 and 1956 Britain sent over a thousand Kenyans to the gallows, often on trumped up or non-existent charges.
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£1.99; £1.99; Publisher Description. It is a pretty balanced account--in a-pox-on-all-your-houses sort of way. This product does not have any reviews yet - "The horror, the horror." This was such a horrific period and was really the absolute low point of British colonialism; it's a shame that it doesn't get more attention in history classes.Before I read this book, I could fit everything I knew about the Mau Mau uprising into two sentences--and as it turns out, all of it was wrong.
Histories of the Hanged: The Dirty War in Kenya and the End of Empire.
This is the story of British colonialism at its worst.Excellent account of the Mau Mau uprising in 1950s Kenya, based largely on colonial court records. The Mau Mau may not have been nationalist heroes, but the British response was brutal.
https://textbookcentre.com/.../histories-of-the-hanged_24679 Pp. Not pleasant reading, but a good corrective to any tendency to romanticize colonialism.This is my first book of 2019 and it surprisingly makes it to @Reggiereads’ #2booksunder50reviews challenge having been published in 2005 with only 25 reviews on goodreads.
October 17th 2005
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"A remarkable account of Britain's last stand in Kenya.