Power and the Presidency in Kenya: The Jomo Kenyatta Years
- ISBN-10
- 1108494048
- ISBN-13
- 9781108494045
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 327
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-10-31
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Anaïs Angelo
Description
The first study to use Jomo Kenyatta's political biography and presidency as a basis for examining the colonial and postcolonial history of Kenya.
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