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Trapped in history
£12.99
‘Trapped in History’ tells how the British colonised Kenya and how African nationalism arose under Jomo Kenyatta. It describes the terrifying first attacks by the guerrilla freedom fighters known as Mau Mau. Though defeated, the Mau Mau hastened the end of British rule in Kenya. The book explores the effect the uprising on the author, who grew up as a child in the Kenya colony. It is both a history, as well as a memoir, of the end of Empire.
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'Excellent.' Evening Standard
'Unforgettable.' Observer
'Magnificent.' Daily Telegraph
A twist of fate meant Nicholas Rankin spent his childhood in colonial Kenya, a white boy growing up in black Africa as British rule was ending. Decades later, he began to question the past. Trapped in History is a search for nuanced truth behind the propaganda, a post-colonial story with a close-up view of the terror and pity of empire.
'A wholly fascinating and engaging memoir that also functions as a shrewd and brilliant investigation of a still hugely controversial period of Africa's twentieth century history.' William Boyd
