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Clough (history, U. of Northern Colorado) analyzes 13 personal accounts by Kenyans in order to make a case for not only their historical value, but their role i

Decades on from independence the role of Mau Mau still excites argument and controversy, not least in Kenya itself.

The autobiography of a woman who was a Kenyan nationalist fighter for the Mau Maus and later politician in Nairobi. Descended from Maasai refugees, Kikuyu front

The revolt was regarded in its origins & development as wholly evil, yet Mau Mau insurgents became heroes & the day on which the state of emergency was declared

Many of the issues are still pertinent to other African countries in the 21st century e.g clear parallels with Zimbabwe