Publisher: Vita Books, Kenya
Kenya’s War of Independence
Mau Mau and its Legacy of Resistance to Colonialism and Imperialism, 1948-1990
Kenya’s War of Independence restores Kenya’s
stolen history to its rightful place, stripped of colonial
interpretations. In this expanded and revised version of his 1986
booklet, Kimaathi, Mau Mau’s First Prime Minister of Kenya,
Durrani covers Mau Mau’s resistance to colonialism and neo-colonialism
and reflects on its ideology, organisation and achievements. He sees Mau
Mau in the larger context of Kenya’s war of independence and looks at
the influence of organised, radical trade unions as the engine of
resistance, linking economic with political demands of working people.
Additional chapters document the post-independence resistance by the
underground December Twelve Movement-Mwakenya.
Durrani captures
the dynamism of transition from colonialism to neo-colonialism:
“Imperialism replaced colonialism, African elites replaced White
Settlers, neo-colonial government replaced colonial government.
Resistance changed from the War of Independence to War of Economic
Independence. Worker and peasant resistance is evident once again.
History is on the march”.
£42.00 – £44.00
About the author
Shiraz Durrani is a British-Kenyan library science professional noted for his writings on the social and political dimensions of information and librarianship. His widely held Information and liberation writings on the politics of information and librarianship draws on his experiences in librarianship from Mau Mau period Kenya to modern-day UK
Review
“The
movement [Mau Maul was radicalised by a militant leadership that
emerged from the trade union movement in Nairobi the fact is that
without their participation a sustained revolt would not have been
possible”
Newsinger, 2006
“This booklet, along with such classic accounts as Barnett’s and
Njama’s Mau Mau From Within, is a fitting tribute to the pioneers in the
struggle against imperialism and their martyred leader, Dedan Kimaathi”
Egil Hjelmervik, Fight Racism Fight Imperialism 1993 Review of Durrani’s Kimaathi, Mau Mau’s First Prime Minister of Kenya.
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