Essays about: "kikuyu people"

Found 1 essay containing the words kikuyu people.

  1. 1. The Mau Mau and the Nation State -Speaking about history in contemporary Kenyan politics

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Mia Olsson; [2006]
    Keywords : nation state; Mau Mau; ethnic politics; discourse; Multi party democracy; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This essay examines contemporary political discourses about the Mau Mau insurgence, which took place in Kenya in 1952-1960. During the Mau Mau, the people living in the Central Highlands region, mainly of the Kikuyu ethnic group rebelled against colonial rule. READ MORE