A Failed Eldorado: Colonial Capitalism, Rural Industrialization, African Land Rights in Kenya, and The Kakamega Gold Rush, 1930-1952

A Failed Eldorado: Colonial Capitalism, Rural Industrialization, African Land Rights in Kenya, and The Kakamega Gold Rush, 1930-1952

by PriscillaShilaro (Author)

Synopsis

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.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 292
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: University Press of America
Published: 28 Jan 2007

ISBN 10: 0761836063
ISBN 13: 9780761836063