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The Life and Times of General China : Mau Mau and the End of Empire in Kenya / edited by Myles Osborne

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Princeton : Markus Wiener Publishers , 2015.Edition: 1st edDescription: 282 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781558765979
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 967.6203 OSB
Summary: This book focuses on Waruhiu Itote, famously known as General China, a key yet polarizing leader of the Mau Mau rebellion in 1950s Kenya. Spared from execution by turning into a government informant, he has been viewed as both a collaborator and a hero. Through an introductory biographical sketch, primary source documents, and an abridged version of his memoir, the book analyzes African resistance to colonial rule and nationalist history.
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This book focuses on Waruhiu Itote, famously known as General China, a key yet polarizing leader of the Mau Mau rebellion in 1950s Kenya. Spared from execution by turning into a government informant, he has been viewed as both a collaborator and a hero. Through an introductory biographical sketch, primary source documents, and an abridged version of his memoir, the book analyzes African resistance to colonial rule and nationalist history.

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