A very different land : memories of empire from the farmlands of Kenya / Hilary Sunman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sunman, Hilary, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kenya--History--1895-1963.

Kenya.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (407 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, New York : The Radcliffe Press, [2014]

Summary:

Kenya was a 'very different land' for the young officers who went out to Africa to use their technical and professional skills in the early twentieth century. Many such officers were destined for the Colonial Agricultural Service where Hilary Sunman's father, Owen, served from 1928-1950. In this book, Sunman considers the day-to-day experience of 'colonial service', and its many challenges, as she weaves together a human and family story, with special emphasis on her father and his work, combined with her own experiences as a development economist. All the elements - political and developmenta

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Plates; Foreword by Peter Hennessy; Acknowledgements; List of People; Maps; Introduction; Part I Calls of Empire; 1 Expectations and arrival; 2 The beginnings - the side winds of policy; 3 Off to Nairobi 1931-34; 4 Western Kenya - Nyanza Province 1934-39; 5 The war years; 6 After the war 1945-50; Part II Echoes of Empire; 7 Legacies - music, agriculture and education; 8 Reflections - children of empire; 9 Epilogue; Notes and References; Bibliography; Glossary of terms and acronyms; Plates

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780857736819

0857736817

OCLC:

910446503