@article{1463573, recid = {1463573}, author = {Nasong'o, Shadrack Wanjala. and Amutabi, M. N. and Falola, Toyin.}, title = {The Palgrave handbook of contemporary Kenya /}, pages = {1 online resource (485 p.)}, note = {Includes index.}, abstract = {This volume is a bold attempt to address a comprehensive range of themes and issues relating to contemporary Kenya. It covers independent Kenyas history, society, culture, economics, politics, and environment with great breadth and depth, comprising thirty-four chapters divided into three parts. Part I focuses on independence and the political economy of development, followed by Part II on environment, globalization, gender, and society. Part III examines the external contexts impact and implications for Kenya and the role of Kenya in the global political economy. Wanjala S. Nasongo is Professor of International Studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, USA. Maurice N. Amutabi is Professor and Director of the Center for Science and Technology Studies at the Technical University of Kenya. Toyin Falola is Professor of History, University Distinguished Teaching Professor, and the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin, USA. He is an honorary professor at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, and Extraordinary Professor of Human Rights at the University of the Free State, South Africa. .}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1463573}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15854-4}, }