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The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Kenya

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Editors:
  1. Wanjala S. Nasong'o

    1. Rhodes College, Memphis, USA

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  2. Maurice N. Amutabi

    1. Technical University of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya

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  3. Toyin Falola

    1. Department of History, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA

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  • Addresses a comprehensive range of themes and issues on Kenya
  • Covers both popular topics and those previously ignored
  • Offers thorough and critical analysis of contemporary Kenya

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Table of contents (34 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. Contemporary Kenya: Politics, Economics, Environment, and Society

    • Wanjala S. Nasong’o, Maurice N. Amutabi, Toyin Falola
    Pages 1-14

  3. Independence and the Political Economy of Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. Structural Adjustment and Economic Reforms in Kenya

      • Urbanus Mwinzi Ndolo
      Pages 17-28

    3. Higher Education Policy and Reforms in Kenya

      • Michael Mwenda Kithinji
      Pages 29-41

    4. Gangs, Militias, and Vigilantes in Rural and Urban Violence in Kenya

      • Musambayi Katumanga
      Pages 43-56

    5. Role of Students in National Politics in Kenya

      • Maurice N. Amutabi, Linnet Hamasi
      Pages 57-69

    6. Kenyan Public Intellectuals and National Development Debates

      • Maurice N. Amutabi, Linnet Hamasi
      Pages 71-86

    7. The Matatu Industry in Nairobi

      • Mickie Mwanzia Koster
      Pages 87-95

    8. Pastoralism and the Northern Kenya Economy

      • Maurice N. Amutabi, Linnet Hamasi
      Pages 97-108

    9. Venture Capital and Silicon Savannah Valley in Kenya

      • Daniel Oigo Ogachi, Zeman Zoltan
      Pages 109-121

  4. Environment, Globalization, Gender, and Society

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
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    2. Environmental Policy and Practice in Kenya

      • Wanjala S. Nasong’o
      Pages 125-141

    3. Wangari Muta Maathai and the Green Belt Movement

      • Besi Brillian Muhonja
      Pages 143-156

    4. The Women’s Movement and Gender Politics in Kenya

      • Damaris Parsitau, Dorothy Nyakwaka
      Pages 157-171

    5. The Youth and Socio-Economic Development in Kenya

      • Sellah Nasimiyu King’oro
      Pages 173-187

    6. Civil Society and the Politics of Democratization

      • Wanjala S. Nasong’o
      Pages 189-198

    7. The Second Republic and the Politics of Devolution

      • Edmond Maloba Were
      Pages 199-213

    8. Ethnicity and Political Violence in Kenya

      • Linnet Hamasi, Maurice N. Amutabi
      Pages 215-226

    9. Presidential Leadership Styles from Jomo to Uhuru

      • Eric E. Otenyo
      Pages 227-238
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About this book

This volume is a bold attempt to address a comprehensive range of themes and issues relating to contemporary Kenya. It covers independent Kenya’s history, society, culture, economics, politics, and environment with great breadth and depth, comprising thirty-four chapters divided into three parts. Part I focuses on independence and the political economy of development, followed by Part II on environment, globalization, gender, and society. Part III examines the external context’s impact and implications for Kenya and the role of Kenya in the global political economy.





Editors and Affiliations

  • Rhodes College, Memphis, USA

    Wanjala S. Nasong'o

  • Technical University of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya

    Maurice N. Amutabi

  • Department of History, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA

    Toyin Falola

About the editors

Wanjala S. Nasong’o is Professor of International Studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, USA.

Maurice N. Amutabi is Professor and Director of the Center for Science and Technology Studies at the Technical University of Kenya.

Toyin Falola is Professor of History, University Distinguished Teaching Professor, and the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin, USA. He is an honorary professor at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, and Extraordinary Professor of Human Rights at the University of the Free State, South Africa. 





Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Kenya

  • Editors: Wanjala S. Nasong'o, Maurice N. Amutabi, Toyin Falola

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15854-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-15853-7Published: 26 April 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-15856-8Published: 26 April 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-15854-4Published: 25 April 2023

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 483

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 15 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: African History, African Culture, African Politics, African Economics

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