Overview
- Utilises extensive archival research to construct a persuasive narrative of Britain's evolving relationship with Kenya in the two decades after independence
- Contributes to wider debates about neo-colonialism and the nature of diplomatic relations between former colonies and colonizing powers in the years after independence
- Sheds new light on the continuing debate about neo-colonialism by integrating a study of policy-making with an exploration of British policies and priorities and Kenyan decisions and policies
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies (CIPCSS)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Making Policy
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Front Matter
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Policy-making and the Anglo-Kenyan Relationship, 1963–1980
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book explores British post-colonial foreign policy towards Kenya from 1963 to 1980. It reveals the extent and nature of continued British government influence in Kenya after independence. It argues that this was not simply about neo-colonialism, and Kenya’s elite had substantial agency to shape the relationship. The first section addresses how policy was made and the role of High Commissions and diplomacy. It emphasises contingency, with policy produced through shared interests and interaction with leading Kenyans. It argues that British policy-makers helped to create and then reinforced Kenya’s neo-patrimonialism. The second part examines the economic, military, personal and diplomatic networks which successive British governments sustained with independent Kenya. A combination of interlinked interests encouraged British officials to place a high value on this relationship, even as their world commitments diminished.
This book appeals to those interested in Kenyan history, post-colonial Africa, British foreign policy, and forms of diplomacy and policy-making.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Poppy Cullen is Teaching Associate in African history at the University of Cambridge, UK.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Kenya and Britain after Independence
Book Subtitle: Beyond Neo-Colonialism
Authors: Poppy Cullen
Series Title: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56276-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-56275-9Published: 14 July 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85873-9Published: 14 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-56276-6Published: 30 June 2017
Series ISSN: 2635-1633
Series E-ISSN: 2635-1641
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 272
Topics: History of North Africa, History of Sub-Saharan Africa, Imperialism and Colonialism, History of Britain and Ireland