{"product_id":"imperial-reckoning-the-untold-story-of-britains-gulag-in-kenya-2","title":"Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya","description":"A major work of history that for the first time reveals the violence and terror at the heart of Britain's civilizing mission in Kenya\n\nAs part of the Allied forces, thousands of Kenyans fought alongside the British in World War II. But just a few years after the defeat of Hitler, the British colonial government detained nearly the entire population of Kenya's largest ethnic minority, the Kikuyu-some one and a half million people.\n\nThe compelling story of the system of prisons and work camps where thousands met their deaths has remained largely untold-the victim of a determined effort by the British to destroy all official records of their attempts to stop the Mau Mau uprising, the Kikuyu people's ultimately successful bid for Kenyan independence.\n\nCaroline Elkins, an assistant professor of history at Harvard University, spent a decade in London, Nairobi, and the Kenyan countryside interviewing hundreds of Kikuyu men and women who survived the British camps, as well as the British and African loyalists who detained them.\n\nThe result is an unforgettable account of the unraveling of the British colonial empire in Kenya-a pivotal moment in twentieth- century history with chilling parallels to America's own imperial project. Imperial Reckoning is the winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0805076530\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0805076530.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Elkins, Caroline\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41664115966010,"sku":"DBV.0805076530.A","price":15.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0805076530-0_b83f39ff-1e5d-46e1-9818-36c6c643e018.jpg?v=1789875261","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/imperial-reckoning-the-untold-story-of-britains-gulag-in-kenya-2","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}