Burying SM: The Politics of Knowledge and the Sociology of Power in Africa
- ISBN-10
- 085255656X
- ISBN-13
- 9780852556566
- Pages
- 159
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Publisher
- James Currey
Description
Examines the complex sociologies, politics and histories of the debates that arose after the death of Kenyan lawyer S.M.Otieno and the struggle over where his body should be buried.
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