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Manilal Ambalal Desai : the stormy petrel / Zarina Patel.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Patel, Zarina.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Desai, Manilal Ambalal.
- East Indians--Kenya--Politics and government.
- East Indians.
- Asians--Kenya--Politics and government.
- Asians.
- East Africa Indian National Congress.
- Politics and government.
- Kenya.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 227 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Nairobi, Kenya : Zand Graphics, 2010.
- Summary:
- Arriving in East Africa in 1915, Manilal Ambalal Desai quickly became involved in the activities of the Eastern Africa Indian National Congress, an umbrella body of Indian Associations in East Africa engaged in the political struggles against colonialism and racism, remaining active in leadership roles and activism until he died from a heart attack in 1926. This biography, commissioned by the Desai Memorial Foundation, describes his life, focusing in particular on his work with the Indian Associations of East Africa. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-188) and index.
- ISBN:
- 996671233X
- 9789966712332
- OCLC:
- 703451139
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