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A man of the world : Tom Mboya, the Cold War and decolonisation in Kenya / Daniel Branch, University of Warwick.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Branch, Daniel, 1978- auther.
- Series:
- African studies series ; 176.
- African studies series ; 176
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mboya, Tom.
- Mboya, Tom--Influence.
- Statesmen--Kenya.
- Statesmen.
- Decolonization--Kenya.
- Decolonization.
- Pan-Africanism.
- Kenya--Politics and government--To 1963.
- Kenya.
- Kenya--Politics and government--1963-1978.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 307 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026.
- Summary:
- Tom Mboya was one of the most important global political figures of the age of decolonisation. Widely acknowledged to be a member of the top tier of African nationalist leaders, he was also one of Kenya's founding fathers. Using Mboya's papers in addition to several other archives, Daniel Branch demonstrates how much of his political success at home and abroad was derived from his cultivation and adept use of an extensive international network of supporters, particularly in the United States. A Man of the World explores how Mboya built this network among civil rights activists, labour leaders and political figures. Branch explores in detail the great controversies that Mboya's global network created within Kenyan politics up until his assassination in July 1969, particularly the funding he received from sources connected to the CIA. In doing so, this study sets Kenya's decolonisation in its global context and demonstrates how the Cold War influenced its outcome.
- Contents:
- The Intertwined Cold War and Decolonization
- Breaking Out : Labour and the Emergency, 1952-56
- The Quiet Americans : ACOA and the AFL-CIO, 1956-58
- The Great Dream of Their Lives : Students in the United States, 1958-63
- The Insects : Labour and the Global Politics of Decolonization, 1959-65
- Political Traffic : Students in Eastern and Central Europe, 1960-69
- The Cultural Cold War : Development and Intellectual Politics, 1963-68
- The End, 1967-69
- The Realities of the Modern World : A Cold War Political Culture.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Jul 2026).
- ISBN:
- 1-009-71545-3
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