This study examines a political-military tradition in Sub-Saharan Africa which has survived colonialism as well as the Cold War. Five modern insurgencies are evaluated: Madagascar 1947, Kenya (Mau Mau) 1952-63, Cameroon (UPC) 1955-70, Congo/Zaire (Kwilu) 1964-68, and Mozambique …
Here is the life history of Berida Ndambuki, a Kenyan woman trader born in 1936, who speaks movingly of her experiences under the turbulences of late British colonialism and independence. A poverty survivor, Berida overcame patriarchal constraints to reclaim the rights to her la…
"Kenya is the Africa you always dreamed of. This is a land of vast savannahs, immense herds of wildlife and peoples with proud traditions on the soil where the human race was born."--Anthony Ham, Lonely Planet Writer.
Lonely Planet
by Ham, Anthony, Starnes, Dean, Butler, Stuart
fromLonely Planet--the experience
"Kenya is the Africa you always dreamed of. This is a land of vast savannahs, immense herds of wildlife and peoples with proud traditions on the soil where the human race was born."--Anthony Ham, Lonely Planet Writer