A Failed Eldorado: Colonial Capitalism, Rural Industrialization, African Land Rights in Kenya, and The Kakamega Gold Rush, 1930-1952
Book Details
Author(s)Priscilla M. Shilaro
PublisherUniversity Press of America
ISBN / ASIN0761836063
ISBN-139780761836063
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank2,853,794
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
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 (N.K. reserve in 1931.
