Defeating Mau Mau / Edition 1

by Louis Leakey

Overview

The second of two important books by Louis Leakey, the renowned expert on the Kikuyu tribe. This book examines the organisation of the Mau Mau movement, its propaganda, the nature of its religious aspects and its oaths and the mistakes its leaders made as well as covering chapters on necessary reforms to prevent further outbreaks of a similar nature.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415329927
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/26/2004
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Anthropology and Ethnography
Pages:	162
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Present Position; Chapter 2 Mau Mau Aims; Chapter 3 Mau Mau Organisation; Chapter 4 The Mau Mau Religion; Chapter 5 Mau Mau Propaganda; Chapter 6 Mau Mau Oath Ceremonies; Chapter 7 Mau Mau Methods; Chapter 8 Mau Mau and Other Tribes; Chapter 9 Kikuyu ‘Loyalists’ And Home Guards; Chapter 10 The Handicaps Of The Security Forces; Chapter 11 What Must Be Done: Religious, Educational, And Economic Reforms; Chapter 12 What Must Be Done: Social And Political Reforms;