A Man of the World: Tom Mboya, the Cold War and Decolonization in Kenya - Couverture souple

Branch, Daniel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1009715496 ISBN 13 : 9781009715492

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2026

Synopsis

Tom Mboya was one of the most important global political figures of the age of decolonisation. Widely acknowledged to be a member of the top tier of African nationalist leaders, he was also one of Kenya's founding fathers. Using Mboya's papers in addition to several other archives, Daniel Branch demonstrates how much of his political success at home and abroad was derived from his cultivation and adept use of an extensive international network of supporters, particularly in the United States. A Man of the World explores how Mboya built this network among civil rights activists, labour leaders and political figures. Branch explores in detail the great controversies that Mboya's global network created within Kenyan politics up until his assassination in July 1969, particularly the funding he received from sources connected to the CIA. In doing so, this study sets Kenya's decolonisation in its global context and demonstrates how the Cold War influenced its outcome.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Daniel Branch is Professor of African History at the University of Warwick. His publications include Defeating Mau Mau, Creating Kenya (Cambridge, 2009) and Kenya: Between Hope and Despair (2011). Branch has also written for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The London Review of Books, The Financial Times and The Daily Nation.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1009715496
• ISBN 13: 9781009715492
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 300
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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