Modern Kenya Social Issues and Perspectives

by Watson, Mary Ann; Thobhani, Akbarali; Joffer, Patricia A.; Thiessen-Reily, Heather; Waggoner, Gloria; Armstrong, Timothy; Brantley, Marlene; Casey, Sutton M.; Lang-Peralta, Linda; Barak, Julie; Kreinberg, Alfred J.; Hall, Cheryl Jackson; WossenKassaye, W

• ISBN13: 9780761816331
• ISBN10: 076181633X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-03-29
• Publisher: UPA
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Summary

Modern Kenya is a fascinating volume of essays that provide a unique perspective on some of the current issues facing this African nation. Written by Colorado professors and teachers who completed a Fulbright study program in Kenya, the fifteen essays in this volume are organized around three themes that reflect present-day concerns and challenges facing this African nation. These include issues related to politics, economics, and the environment; issues related to literature, drama, and art; and issues related to daily living. Each chapter begins with a quote from the participants concerning their experience, adding personal insight to otherwise very academic material. The chapters also include a literature review as well as a comprehensive look at a particular issue as it is reflected amongst Kenya's diverse cultural groups. Where appropriate, the chapters include case studies, maps, tables, and photographs to further illustrate the major ideas presented. Discussion questions, activities, additional resources, references, and indexes complete this volume. Interdisciplinary in its approach, this book will serve as an important resource in many academic subject areas, including African studies, comparative politics, sociology, and anthropology.

Table of Contents

Dedication	iii
Contents	v
List of Maps	ix
Foreword	xi
Acknowledgments	xv
Introduction	xvii
Social Issues as Reflected in Politics, Economics, and the Environment
Political Developments During the 1990s	1	(22)
Akbarali Thobhani
Kenyan Justice and Due Process	23	(24)
Patricia A. Joffer
A Woman's Place is in the House--The House of Parliament: The Political and Economic Empowerment of Women in Kenya	47	(28)
Heather Thiessen-Reily
The Environment: What is Kenya Doing?	75	(14)
Gloria Waggoner
Wildlife Conservation in Kenya	89	(30)
Timothy Armstrong
Social Issues as Reflected in Drama, Art, and Literature
The Body Beautiful: Personal Adornment, Piercing, and Beautification Scarring	119	(30)
Marlene Brantley
Sutton M. Casey
Cultural Renaissance through the Performing Arts in Kenya	149	(14)
Linda Lang-Peralta
Literary Nationalism and its Intersections with Gender, Class and Ethnicity	163	(34)
Julie Barak
Poppa, I Don't Want to Get Married; I Want to Go to School!	197	(12)
Marlene Brantley
Social Issues as Reflected in Daily Living
Challenges of Education: Looking Toward the Future	209	(12)
Alfred J. Kreinberg
Emulating the West? Assimilating Western Popular Culture	221	(24)
Cheryl Jackson Hall
Rites of Passage: Birthing, Naming, Coming of Age, Marriage, Elderhood, Widowhood, Death	245	(30)
Mary Ann Watson
Racial and Ethnic Antagonism in Kenya	275	(28)
Cheryl Jackson Hall
The Desperate Life of Kenya's Street Children	303	(28)
Sutton M. Casey
How Much is That? Haggling in the Kenyan Marketplace	331	(14)
W. Wossen Kassaye
Final Group Journal Entry	345	(2)
Maps 1-6	347	(6)
Glossary of Terms	353	(6)
Resource Bibliography	359	(6)
Index	365	(10)
About the Kenyan Consultant/About the Editor	375	(2)
About the Contributors	377