A documented account of the Mau Mau rebellion and the legacy of continuing class tension stemming from the Kenyan fight for independence.

Includes index.

1. "There will be a general rising" : the colonization of Kenya -- 2. "Something called Maw Maw" : the evolution of a rebellion -- 3. "A state of emergency" : four years of war -- 4. "Debased creatures of the forest" : the warriors of Mau Mau -- 5. "Dark and dreadful distortions of the human spirit" : the white reaction to Mau Mau -- 6. "A short, sharp shock" : detention and rehabilitation -- 7. "Black man's country" : the path to independence -- 8. "Their fierce self-interest": Mau Mau in perspective.