Mau Mau and Kenya : An Analysis of a Peasant Revolt

Preface ix Introduction: The Theory of Peasant Revolts and Mau Mau 1(22) PART ONE: Background to the Revolt The Economics of Desperation 23(22) Frustrations of Nationalism 45(19) 1952: Year of Collision 64(17) PART TWO: The Military and Ideological Phase British Military Strategy 81(17) Propaganda and the Oaths 98(16) Mau Mau Military and Political Strategy 114(23) PART THREE: Rehabilitation, Independence, and Legacy Rehabilitation 137(14) Toward Independence: Political Parties and Decolonization 151(18) The Legacy of Mau Mau 169(12) Abbreviations 181(1) Notes 182(26) Bibliography 208(10) Index 218