I say to you : ethnic politics and the Kalenjin in Kenya / Gabrielle Lynch.

Author/creator Lynch, Gabrielle
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2011.
Descriptionxvi, 291 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Subjects
Moi, Daniel Arap, 1924-2020
Kalenjin (African people)--Kenya. --Ethnic identity.
Kalenjin (African people)--Ethnic identity. --Political aspects. --Kenya.
Regionalism--Political aspects. --Kenya.
Kenya--Ethnic relations. --Political aspects.
Kenya--Politics and government.

Contents Introduction: The nature and political salience of ethnic identity -- Creating a community: from Nandi speakers to Kalenjin -- Popularizing the Kalenjin: decolonization and the first Majimbo debate -- Moi: the making of an African "big man" -- Harambee to Nyayo: control and patronage in the president's backyard -- Democratization and the "Kalenjin vote", 1990-2002 -- Multiparty politics and the "ethnic factor" 2002-2008 -- Conclusion: Ethnic politics in modern Kenya -- Appendix: multiparty election and referendum results in Kalenjin-dominated constituencies.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011003350
ISBN9780226498041 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0226498042 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780226498058 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0226498050 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks DT433.545.K35 L96 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold