About this title: Britain fought in the Second World War to save the world from fascism. But just a few years after the defeat of Hitler came the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya - a mass armed rebellion by the Kikuyu people, demanding the return of their land and freedom. The draconian response of Britain's colonial government was to detain nearly the entire Kikuyu population of one-and-a half-million - to hold them in camps or confine them in villages ringed with barbed wire - and to portray them as sub-human savages. From 1952 until the end of the war in 1960 tens of thousands of detainees - and possibly a hundred ...
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Edition: NEW ED
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: VINTAGE Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781844135486ISBN:1844135489
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 496 pages. (496 pages) in a controversial but authoritative debut, caroline elkins recounts the waning days of british empire in kenya, and the little known destruction of thousands of kenyans at the hands of the british. 16 illustrations edition new ed (Paperback) read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Pimlico, London
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781844135486ISBN:1844135489
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. 475 p. Includes: illustrations, index, bibliography. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize 2006! LIKE NEW! Tight binding; No spine crease; Interior pages flawless; Covers FINE w/VERY slight bend on back corner. Book purchased in Nairobi & has phone numbers on front page. GREAT CONDITION! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781844135486ISBN:1844135489
Description: New. In a controversial but authoritative debut, Caroline Elkins recounts the waning days of British Empire in Kenya, and the little known destruction of thousands of Kenyans at the hands of the British. read more
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Description: New. Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. Britain fought in the Second World War to save the world from fascism. But just a few years after the defeat of Hitler came the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya-a mass armed rebellion by the Kikuyu people, demanding the return of their land and freedom. The draconian response of Britain's colonial government was to detain nearly the entire Kikuyu ... read more
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE that we do not offer expedited shipping. Orders placed with the priority shipping option will automatically be canceled. Britain fought in the Second World War to save the world from fascism. But just a few years after the defeat of Hitler came the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya-a mass armed rebellion by the Kikuyu people, demanding the return of their land and freedom. The draconian response of Britain's colonial government was to detain nearly the entire Kikuyu population of one ... read more
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly imported from the UK using International Priority Airmail. Delivery is typically 5-10 working days. Please do not select expedited shipping. Heavier and more expensive items have tracking number. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). read more
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