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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: David W Throup (Royalty Account) , Charles HornsbyPublisher: James Currey Imprint: James Currey Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 4.00cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.001kg ISBN: 9780852558041ISBN 10: 085255804 Pages: 672 Publication Date: 23 February 2005 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsThe independence struggle and the Kenyatta state 1957-1978; the creation of the Moi state 1978-1990; the regime in crisis - January 1990 to December 1991; the rise and fall of the opposition - December 1991 to October 1992; KANU fights back - December 1991 to October 1992; the electoral process; the beginning of the campaign and the party primaries - October to November 1992; the election campaign; election day and the results; why KANU won; KANU rules the nation, January 1993 to December 1995.ReviewsThe great strength of this book lies with its empirical richness and depth... Readers who are unfamiliar with the historical background of recent Kenyan politics will be aided enormously by the excellent summary provided .... most sophisticated and exhaustive study of an African election since the beginnings of the continent's democratization process in the early 1990s. - Robert Buijtenhuijs in AFRICAN AFFAIRS ...an authoritative compendium of the rise and fall of the popular opposition movement to the Moi government... - Michael Chege in THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT In sum, this is a significant book, painstakingly researched and thoroughly reported. Despite its focus on Kenya, it should appeal to anyone interested in African politics - and it should be mandatory pre-polling reading for anyone in monitoring an African election. - John Spencer in THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AFRICAN HISTORICAL STUDIES This rich case study's great strength lies in its authors' impressive command of the day-to-day Kenyan politics and in its sheer mass of meticulous details... Interested command of the day-to-day Kenyan politics and in its sheer mass of meticulous details... Interested readers who have some knowledge of Kenya will find thi 'The great strength of this book lies with its empirical richness and depth... Readers who are unfamiliar with the historical background of recent Kenyan politics will be aided enormously by the excellent summary provided in two chapters devoted to the Kenyatta state and the development of the Moi state prior to 1999... Throup and Hornsby have made a very major contribution to the literature on African politics.' - John A. Wiseman in Journal of Modern African Studies 'This book is a monument, the most sophisticated and exhaustive study of an African election since the beginnings of the continent's democratization process in the early 1990s.' - Robert Buijtenhuijs in African Affairs '...an authoritative compendium of the rise and fall of the popular opposition movement to the Moi government...' - Michael Chege in The Times Literary Supplement 'In sum, this is a significant book, painstakingly researched and thoroughly reported. Despite its focus on Kenya, it should appeal to anyone interested in African politics - and it should be mandatory pre-polling reading for anyone in monitoring an African election.' - John Spencer in The International Journal of African Historical Studies 'This rich case study's great strength lies in its authors' impressive command of the day-to-day Kenyan politics and in its sheer mass of meticulous details... Interested readers who have some knowledge of Kenya will find this account engaging and usefully encyclopedic.' - Angelique Haugerud in The Journal of African History Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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