Colonial Kenya Observed: British Rule, Mau Mau and the Wind of Change Contributor(s): Fazan, S. H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1350155365 ISBN-13: 9781350155367 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $44.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Adventurers & Explorers - History | Africa - East - History | Modern - 20th Century |
Dewey: 967.62 |
Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.30 lbs) 408 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - East Africa - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Cultural Region - African |
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Publisher Description: The coast of East Africa was considered a strategically invaluable region for the establishment of trading ports, both for Arab and Persian merchants, long prior to invasion and conquest by Europeans. In the initial stages of the scramble for Africa in the 18th century, control of the area was an aspiration for every colonial nation in Europe - but it was not until 1895 that it was finally dominated by a sole power and proclaimed The Protectorate of British East Africa. In the early 20th century, the coast was brimming with vitality as immigrants, colonisers and missionaries from Arabia, India and Europe poured in to take advantage of growing commercial opportunities - including the prospect of enslaving millions of native Africans. The development of Kenya is an exceptional tale within the history of British rule - in perhaps no other colony did nationalistic feeling evolve in conditions of such extensive social and political change. In 1911, S.H. Fazan sailed to what later became the Republic of Kenya to work for the colonial government. |