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Moving the Maasai

A Colonial Misadventure

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  1. Lotte Hughes
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Part of the book series: St Antony's Series (STANTS)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. The Moves and What Led Up to Them

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • Lotte Hughes
      Pages 3-22

    3. The Moves

      • Lotte Hughes
      Pages 23-55

    4. In Search of the Truth

      • Lotte Hughes
      Pages 56-86

  3. The Aftermath

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87
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    2. The Court Case

      • Lotte Hughes
      Pages 89-104

    3. The Ecological Impacts

      • Lotte Hughes
      Pages 105-132

  4. Interpretations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-133
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    2. Blood Oaths, Boundaries and Brothers

      • Lotte Hughes
      Pages 135-151

    3. Highland Games: Settlers and Their Farm Workers

      • Lotte Hughes
      Pages 152-170

    4. Conclusion

      • Lotte Hughes
      Pages 171-182

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 183-238
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About this book

This is the scandalous story of how the Maasai people of Kenya lost the best part of their land to the British in the 1900s. Drawing upon unique oral testimony and extensive archival research, Hughes describes the intrigues surrounding two enforced moves and the 1913 lawsuit, while explaining why recent events have brought the story full circle.

Reviews

'[A] fascinating account of imperial land theft.' - Tribune

'Hughes' book tells the story of the most significant event in 20th-century Masai history: the forcible dispossession of Masai territories by the colonial government to make way for British settlement. Hughes has meticulously pieced together an account of the evictions and the court cases from a range of official and unofficial sources. Beyond the traditional archival records she has used, she also interviewed Masai survivors of the second move, and managed to retrieve some of the correspondence of Norman Leys, a colonial doctor in colonial Kenya who harshly criticised the Masai moves.' - The Sunday Times South Africa

'Moving the Maasai is a compelling analysis of the history and legacies of the Maasai moves of 1904 and 1911 and the ensuing 1913 court case in Kenya...She reveals the people, processes, principles, and power behind the production of these 'facts,' providing an absorbing study of history-in-the-making.' - Dorothy L Hodgson, African Affairs, Vol 107, No 427, April 2008

About the author

Lotte Hughes is an historian of Africa and empire, with a special interest in Kenya, based at The Ferguson Centre for African and Asian Studies, The Open University. Her books include Moving the Maasai: A Colonial Misadventure (2006).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Moving the Maasai

  • Book Subtitle: A Colonial Misadventure

  • Authors: Lotte Hughes

  • Series Title: St Antony's Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230246638

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2006

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-9661-9Published: 10 January 2006

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-54548-3Published: 10 January 2006

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-24663-8Published: 10 January 2006

  • Series ISSN: 2633-5964

  • Series E-ISSN: 2633-5972

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 238

  • Topics: Asian History, African History, Imperialism and Colonialism, Modern History

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