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Modern Kenya is a fascinating volume of essays that provide a unique perspective on some of the current issues facing this African nation. Written by Colorado professors and teachers who completed a Fulbright study program in Kenya, the fifteen essays in this volume are organized around three themes that reflect present-day concerns and challenges facing this African nation. These include issues related to politics, economics, and the environment; issues related to literature, drama, and art; and issues related to daily living. Each chapter begins with a quote from the participants concerning their experience, adding personal insight to otherwise very academic material. The chapters also include a literature review as well as a comprehensive look at a particular issue as it is reflected amongst Kenya's diverse cultural groups. Where appropriate, the chapters include case studies, maps, tables, and photographs to further illustrate the major ideas presented. Discussion questions, activities, additional resources, references, and indexes complete this volume. Interdisciplinary in its approach, this book will serve as an important resource in many academic subject areas, including African studies, comparative politics, sociology, and anthropology.
| ISBN | 0761816348 | | Pages | 408 | | ISBN13 | 9780761816348
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 001 | | Publisher | University Press of America | | Weight (grammes) | 535 | | Imprint | University Press of America | | Published in | Lanham, MD | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 228 | | Publication date | 01 Mar 2000 | | Width (mm) | 148 | | Library of Congress | DT433.54.M | | Spine width (mm) | 20 | | DEWEY | 967.6203 | | Academic level | General, Undergraduate | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | |
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| | | Dedication | | | | | | Contents | | | | | | List of Maps | | | | | | Foreword | | | | | | Acknowledgments | | | | | | Introduction | | | | | | Social Issues as Reflected in Politics, Economics, and the Environment | | | | Ch. 1 | | Political Developments During the 1990s by Akbarali Thobhani | | 1 | | Ch. 2 | | Kenyan Justice and Due Process by Patricia A. Joffer | | 23 | | Ch. 3 | | A Woman's Place is in the House - The House of Parliament: The Political and Economic Empowerment of Women in Kenya by Heather Thiessen-Reily | | 47 | | Ch. 4 | | The Environment: What is Kenya Doing? by Gloria Waggoner | | 75 | | Ch. 5 | | Wildlife Conservation in Kenya by Timothy Armstrong | | 89 | | | | Social Issues as Reflected in Drama, Art, and Literature | | | | Ch. 6 | | The Body Beautiful: Personal Adornment, Piercing, and Beautification Scarring by Marlene Brantley and Sutton M. Casey | | 119 | | Ch. 7 | | Cultural Renaissance through the Performing Arts in Kenya by Linda Lang-Peralta | | 149 | | Ch. 8 | | Literary Nationalism and its Intersections with Gender, Class, and Ethnicity by Julie Barak | | 163 | | Ch. 9 | | Poppa, I Don't Want to Get Married; I Want to Go to School! by Marlene Brantley | | 197 | | | | Social Issues as Reflected in Daily Living | | | | Ch. 10 | | Challenges of Education: Looking Toward the Future by Alfred J. Kreinberg | | 209 | | Ch. 11 | | Emulating the West? Assimilating Western Popular Culture by Cheryl Jackson Hall | | 221 | | Ch. 12 | | Rites of Passage: Birthing, Naming, Coming of Age, Marriage, Elderhood, Widowhood, Death by Mary Ann Watson | | 245 | | Ch. 13 | | Racial and Ethnic Antagonism in Kenya by Cheryl Jackson Hall | | 275 | | | More... | | |
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