9780393327540-039332754X-Histories of the Hanged: The Dirty War in Kenya and the End of Empire

Histories of the Hanged: The Dirty War in Kenya and the End of Empire

ISBN-13: 9780393327540
ISBN-10: 039332754X
Edition: Reprint
Author: David Anderson
Publication date: 2005
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Format: Paperback 434 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780393327540
ISBN-10: 039332754X
Edition: Reprint
Author: David Anderson
Publication date: 2005
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Format: Paperback 434 pages

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Histories of the Hanged: The Dirty War in Kenya and the End of Empire (ISBN-13: 9780393327540 and ISBN-10: 039332754X), written by authors David Anderson, was published by W. W. Norton in 2005. With an overall rating of 4.3 stars, it's a notable title among other East Africa (African History, Kenya, Military History, World History) books. You can easily purchase or rent Histories of the Hanged: The Dirty War in Kenya and the End of Empire (Paperback, Used) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used East Africa books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.47.

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"A remarkable account of Britain's last stand in Kenya. This is imperial history at its very best."--John Hope Franklin

In "a gripping narrative that is all but impossible to put down" (Joseph C. Miller), Histories of the Hanged exposes the long-hidden colonial crimes of the British in Kenya. This groundbreaking work tells how the brutal war between the colonial government and the insurrectionist Mau Mau between 1952 and 1960 dominated the final bloody decade of imperialism in East Africa. Using extraordinary new evidence, David Anderson puts the colonial government on trial with eyewitness testimony from over 800 court cases and previously unseen archives. His research exonerates the Kikuyu rebels; hardly the terrorists they were thought to be; and reveals the British to be brutal aggressors in a "dirty war" that involved leaders at the highest ranks of the British government. This astonishing piece of scholarship portrays a teetering colonial empire in its final phase; employing whatever military and propaganda methods it could to preserve an order that could no longer hold. 18 photographs, 2 maps
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