Browsing MST-Department of History, Archaeology and Political Studies by Issue Date
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Social Concepts in the Initiation Rituals of the Abatachoni: A Historical Study
(Kenyatta University, 1992-10)The study discusses the social concepts articulated in initiation rituals among Abatachoni between 1750 and 1946.An examination and analysis of some outstanding concepts is made with respect to ritual practices pertaining ... -
Archaelogical evidence regarding diet on the North Kenyan Swahili Coast between ca. 8th and 17th centuries A.D.
(1997-09)This thesis examines the archaeological evidence on the Swahili people dietary practices between Ca. 8th and 17th centuries. The study analyzes the extent to which the environment influenced the procurement of food on the ... -
Gender dimension of ethnic identities and conflicts in Kenya: The case of Bukusu and Sabaot Communities
(Kenyatta University, 2009)Previous studies on ethnic identities and conflicts have not adequately considered the place of gender in the social stratification of the Bukusu and Sabaot communities and its impact on amity and reciprocated existence. ... -
Politics and Nationalism in Colonial Kenya: The Case of Babukusu of Bungoma District, C. 1894-1963
(Kenyatta University, 2010)This study focuses on politics and nationalism in Kenya with special reference to Babukusu of Bungoma District in the period between 1894 and 1963. It examines the place of Babukusu in Kenya's politics of decolonisation ... -
The relations between the African and Asian communities of Kenya's Nyanza region, 1901-2002
(2011-07-25)This study investigates the problem of race relations between Asians and African communities in Kenya's Nyanza region. It examines the roots of Asian presence in the Nyanza region and explores the various levels of ... -
The state, IGAD and civil society organizations in socio-economic development of Turkana District, Kenya: 1963-2006
(2011-11-02)At independence and in post independent period, the people of Kenya had a vision that would guide them to pursue radical socio-economic changes for the common good. But after forty years into independence majority of the ... -
Gender dimension of ethnic identities and conflicts in Kenya: the case of Bukusu and Sabaot communities
(2011-11-02)Previous studies on ethnic identities and conflicts have not adequately considered the place of gender in the social stratification of the Bukusu and Sabaot communities and its impact on amity and reciprocated existence. ... -
A phenomenological study of ethnicity, ethnocentrism and ethnic conflict management strategies in independent Kenya
(2011-11-03)This is a phenomenological study of ethnicity and ethnic conflicts that distinguishes between ethnicity and ethnocentrism. Since independence, there has been witnessed an emerging trend and a new pattern in ethnic uprising ... -
The history of special education in Kenya : a case of Kisumu and Nyando districts 1945-2003
(2011-11-07)This study focuses on the history of Special Education in Kisumu and Nyando Districts of Kenya, 1945-2003.11 examines the type of Education given to the youth before the colonial government and the missionaries. It argues ... -
The colonial transformation of agriculture in Siaya, c.1894-1945
(2012-02-09)This study focuses on agricultural change in Siaya between 1894 and 1945. The study contends that the people of Siaya had an efficient, self-sustaining and dynamic agricultural system prior to the advent of the establishment ... -
A Historical Study of the Economic Transformation of the Samburu of North-Central Kenya, 1909-1963
(2012-04-10)The Samburu inhabit a locality they call Enkop el Samburu which is administratively referred to as Samburu District. It is one of the districts in the Rift Valley province of Kenya. This is a study of the economic history ... -
The evolution of Mumias settlement into an urban centre to circa 1940
(2012-04-10)This study examines the evolution of Mumias into an urban centre. It adopts and critiques the Weberian approach to urbanization and also re-asserts the underdevelopment perspective of unequal exchange and uneven development. ... -
The response of the Kipsigis Orkoik to colonial rule
(2012-04-18)This study of the response of the Kipsigis Orkoiik to colonial rule. It is also intended to make an important contribution to the historiography of the imperial conquest of Kenya and seeks to make its own contribution to ... -
A history of the African labourers of Nyeri township, 1902--1945
(2012-04-19)This study focuses on the creation of urbanization and an African labour force in Nyeri Township right from 1902 when Nyeri Fort was established by the colonial authorities to the end of the Second World War in 1945. ... -
The impact of Japanese economic aid on development in Kenya 1963-1990
(2012-05-03)This study focuses on the impact of Japanese economic aid on Development in Kenya. The evolution of Japanese foreign aid and Japanese aid activities in Kenya is analysed and an assessment is made. The study argues ... -
An ethnoarchaelogical study of contemporary local pottery on the Kenyan coast
(2012-05-09)The focus of this study is on Production, Consumption and discard of Contemporary local pottery on the Kenya Coast. It revolves around a number of sites around Jomvu Kuu (Mombasa) Lamu and Pate areas. An analysis of ... -
Ecology control and the development of pastoralism among the Samburu of North-central Kenya: 1750-1909
(2012-05-09)This study attempts to investigate the Samburu precolonial historical ecology. It inquires into the ways and means through which this pastoral community managed its physical environment and its resources at a period when ... -
Culture and history: the religious experience of the Avalogoli, C.1850-1945
(2012-05-09)The study focuses on the historical evolution of the Logoli culture in general and their religion in particular up to 1945. The main thrust of the study adduces evidence to the effect that Logoli religion was dynamic in ...
