Mau Maus of the mind: Making Mau Mau and remaking Kenya
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1991
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Lonsdale, John
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Why was Mau Mau believed to be so evil? The horror story of Britain's empire in the 1950s, it was less of a military threat but thought to be more atrocious than either the Malayan Communists or the Cypriot EOKA. The movement has lived in British memories as a symbol of African savagery, and modern Kenyans are divided by its images, militant nationalism or chauvinist thuggery. This essay explores some of these Mau Maus of the mind.
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African Studies Seminar series. Paper presented 1991?
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Mau Mau. History, Kenya. History. 1895-1963