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    People's Resistance to Colonialism and Imperialism in Kenya
    People's Resistance to Colonialism and Imperialism in Kenya
    People's Resistance to Colonialism and Imperialism in Kenya
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    People's Resistance to Colonialism and Imperialism in Kenya

    By Shiraz Durrani

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    This book looks at the third pillar of resistance to British colonialism people s resistance, the others being Mau Mau and radical trade union movement. It brings together several aspects of people s resistance to colonialism and imperialism before and after independence and includes resistance by nationalities, women, students, peasants and workers in what can only be described as people s resistance. While Mau Mau and trade unions were essential in the liberation struggle, on their own they would have faced innumerable difficulties to achieve their goal. Peasants, nationalities, women, children and young people, students, independent churches, independent schools, all played a part in reinforcing the organized and ideology led resistance of Mau Mau and trade unions. Additional material is included to provide thought for reflections. The first two essays deal with the question of nationalities and with the contradictions between capitalism and socialism with the collapse of USSR. They point to the fact that that the struggle in Kenya influences, and is in turn influenced by, developments around the world. The next section is the presentation at the launch of Kenya s War of Independence in Nairobi on February 21, 2018. The final section contains solidarity messages from Shiraz Durrani, Abdilatif Abdalla and Kang'ethe Mungai at the event to commemorate and celebrate the revolutionary work of Karimi Nduthu held on March 24, 2018 at the Professional Centre in Nairobi. The Kenya Resists Series covers different aspects of resistance by people of Kenya to colonialism and imperialism. It reproduces material from books, unpublished reports, research and oral or visual testimonies. The three aspects chosen for the first three publications in the Series Mau Mau, Trade Unions and People s Resistance make up the three pillars of resistance of the people of Kenya.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherVita Books
    Release dateAug 3, 2018
    ISBN9789966114518
    People's Resistance to Colonialism and Imperialism in Kenya
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    Shiraz Durrani

    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 

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