Mau Mau Memoirs: History, Memory, and Politics

David P. Sandgren · Marshall S. Clough

105 citations0/0 files storedThe International Journal of African Historical Studies

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This study of 13 personal accounts of the Mau Mau revolt by Kenyans, demonstrates that these memoirs serve to refute both the British version of the revolt and that of the leaders of the independent Kenyan state. It also points to the importance of Mau Mau in the making of modern Kenya.

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