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The Oxford handbook of Kenyan politics
- Title
- The Oxford handbook of Kenyan politics / edited by Nic Cheeseman, Karuti Kanyinga, and Gabrielle Lynch.
- Publication
- Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
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- Description
- xxiii, 762 pages : illustrations, maps; 26 cm.
- Summary
- "Kenya is one of the most politically dynamic and influential countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Today, it is known in equal measure as a country that has experienced great highs and tragic lows. In the 1960s and 1970s, Kenya was seen as a "success story" of development in the periphery, and also led the way in terms of democratic breakthroughs in 2010 when a new constitution devolved power and placed new constraints on the president. However, the country has also makes international headlines for the kind of political instability that occurs when electoral violence is expressed along ethnic lines, such as during the "Kenya crisis" of 2007/08 when over 1,000 people lost their lives and almost 700,000 were displaced. This Handbook explains these developments and many more, drawing together 50 specially commissioned chapters by leading researchers. The chapters they have contributed address a range of essential topics including the legacy of colonial rule, ethnicity, land politics, devolution, the constitution, elections, democracy, foreign aid, the informal economy, civil society, human right, the International Criminal Court, the rise of China, economic policy, electoral violence, and the impact of mobile phone technology. In addition to covering some of the most important debates about Kenyan politics, the volume provides a comprehensive overview of Kenyan history from 1930 to the present day and features a set of chapters that review the impact of devolution on regional politics in every part of the country"--
- Series Statement
- [Oxford handbooks]
- Uniform Title
- Oxford handbooks.
- Alternative Title
- Kenyan politics
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- The struggle for democracy -- Identity politics -- Political institutions -- Civil society, the media, and political culture -- Political parties and strategies of mobilization -- Law and (dis)order -- The political economy of development -- Kenya and the world -- Regional politics in the time of devolution.
- Call Number
- ReCAP 24-2424
- ISBN
- 9780198815693
- 0198815697
- LCCN
- 2019946762
- OCLC
- 1142479166
- Title
- The Oxford handbook of Kenyan politics / edited by Nic Cheeseman, Karuti Kanyinga, and Gabrielle Lynch.
- Publisher
- Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- [Oxford handbooks]Oxford handbooks.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Note
- ED: UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM.
- Chronological Term
- 1900-2099
- Added Author
- Cheeseman, Nic, 1979- editor.Kanyinga, Karuti, editor.Lynch, Gabrielle, editor.
- Research Call Number
- ReCAP 24-2424