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Author:   Robert M. Maxon
Publisher:   Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Imprint:   Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.70cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.694kg
ISBN:  

9781611470529

ISBN 10:   1611470528
Pages:   350
Publication Date:   24 June 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 Chapter One: Background to Constitution-Making and Decolonization Chapter 4 Chapter Two: Pressures for a New Constitution: Kenya, 1960–1961 Chapter 5 Chapter Three: Majimbo Takes Center Stage Chapter 6 Chapter Four: The Battle forMajimbo: Lancaster House II Chapter 7 Chapter Five: Making the Constitution, April–December 1962 Chapter 8 Chapter Six: Completing the Constitution, December 1962–April 1963 Chapter 9 Chapter Seven: The 1963 Election and Setting a Date for Independence Chapter 10 Chapter Eight: Change the Constitution Part 1: April–September 1963 Chapter 11 Chapter Nine: Change the Constitution Part 2: Lancaster House III and Kenya's Independence Constitution, September–December 1963 Chapter 12 Chapter Ten: Constitution-Making:Uhuru na Majimbo Chapter 13 Notes Chapter 14 Bibliography Chapter 15 Index

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Robert Maxon, a highly respected historian of Kenya, provides a detailed account of the complicated negotiation processes which led to the finalization of Kenya's independence constitution. He has provided what is undoubtedly a magisterial and highly authoritative account of Kenya's tumultuous independence process which will provide the major point of reference on the subject for many years ahead. Journal Of Contemporary African Studies

Robert Maxon, a highly respected historian of Kenya, provides a detailed account of the complicated negotiation processes which led to the finalization of Kenya's independence constitution. He has provided what is undoubtedly a magisterial and highly authoritative account of Kenya's tumultuous independence process which will provide the major point of reference on the subject for many years ahead. Journal of Contemporary African Studies

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Robert M. Maxon is professor of African history at West Virginia University.

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