TY - GEN AU - Njoroge, Paul Ngigi, TI - A people called the Agikuyu: yesterday and today ... and tomorrow ? AV - DT433.545 .K55 N56 2017 PY - 2017/// PB - Sycamore Tree Publishers KW - Kikuyu (African people) KW - History KW - Kikuyu (African people)| KW - Social conditions N1 - The roots of the Gĩkũyũ people -- The Agĩkũyũ occupy the land between the mountains and develop a national character -- Gikũyũ culture, values and world view -- The British colonial conquest of the Agĩkũyũ-seen against the historical background of European imperial brutalization of Africa -- The Agĩkũyũ confront foreign rule and the challenges of a modern world forged by the white race -- The story of Jomo Kenyatta -- Making the ultimate sacrifice: Mau Mau and the Gĩkũyũ and GEMA struggle against British imperial facism -- It is morning on Kenya's Freedom Day -- Surviving the hard way: Challenges during the Moi years, 1978-2002 -- Beyond authoritarianism, but our darkest hour: The Agĩkũyũ look to the future and seek to endure N2 - "This is the story of the Agĩkũyũ from their beginnings, through their encounters with foreign white rule, their contribution to Kenya's liberation, and their mixed fortunes since Kenya's national independence."--back cover ER -