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A failed Eldorado : colonial capitalism, rural industrialization, African land rights in Kenya, and the Kakamega gold rush, 1930-1952 / Priscilla M. Shilaro.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, c2008.Description: xxi, 270 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780761836063 (pbk.)
  • 0761836063 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DT32.5 .S55 2008
Contents:
1. Prelude to the Gold Rush -- 2. The Kakamega Gold Rush and the Kenya Land Commission, 1932-34 -- 3. Rural Industrialization, 1931-52 -- 4. Politics of Land, 1931-52 -- 5. Rural Industrialization: The Economic Balance Sheet -- 6. At the Crossroads: Social-Cultural Transformation -- 7. "A Failed Eldorado" -- Appendix 1. The NLT(A) O of 1932: Letters of Protest in England -- Appendix II. Kimingini Gold Mine Ltd., Commuted Rent -- Appendix III. List of Owners, Property and Value on the Kimingini Lease -- Appendix IV. List of Those Affected by the Edzawa Ridge Mine Lease (Maragoli) and the Amount of Land Alienated -- Appendix V. List of Those Affected by the Edzawa Ridge Mine Lease (Tintax, Kisa Location) and the Amount of Land Alienated.
Review: "This work explores Britain's attempt to take land from the Bantu-Luyia peoples of Western Kenya for gold mining following the discovery of gold in the North Kavirondo (NK) reserve in 1931. Fundamentally, this work captures the largely undocumented histories of "the common people" who lived through Kenya's failed eldorado."--BOOK JACKET.
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Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Bishop Okullu Memorial Library (Limuru Campus) General Circulation Non-fiction DT32.5 .S55 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 024708
Nairobi Campus General Circulation Non-fiction DT32.5 .S55 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available 024709
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-255) and index.

1. Prelude to the Gold Rush -- 2. The Kakamega Gold Rush and the Kenya Land Commission, 1932-34 -- 3. Rural Industrialization, 1931-52 -- 4. Politics of Land, 1931-52 -- 5. Rural Industrialization: The Economic Balance Sheet -- 6. At the Crossroads: Social-Cultural Transformation -- 7. "A Failed Eldorado" -- Appendix 1. The NLT(A) O of 1932: Letters of Protest in England -- Appendix II. Kimingini Gold Mine Ltd., Commuted Rent -- Appendix III. List of Owners, Property and Value on the Kimingini Lease -- Appendix IV. List of Those Affected by the Edzawa Ridge Mine Lease (Maragoli) and the Amount of Land Alienated -- Appendix V. List of Those Affected by the Edzawa Ridge Mine Lease (Tintax, Kisa Location) and the Amount of Land Alienated.

"This work explores Britain's attempt to take land from the Bantu-Luyia peoples of Western Kenya for gold mining following the discovery of gold in the North Kavirondo (NK) reserve in 1931. Fundamentally, this work captures the largely undocumented histories of "the common people" who lived through Kenya's failed eldorado."--BOOK JACKET.

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