Overview
Region
East Africa
Kenya
Era
Colonial
Language
English
Genre
Anthropology
About This Work
Ethnographic study of the Gikuyu people written by Kenya's future first president, defending traditional African social structures against colonial disruption.
Literary Significance
First detailed ethnographic study of an African society by an African; became rallying text for Kenyan independence
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