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Undercurrents of Ethnic Conflict in Kenya
Series: - African Social Studies Series, Volume: 3
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This book analyses the ethnic conflict that engulfed Kenya’s Rift Valley Province at the turn of the nineties when multi-party democratic politics were being reintroduced in the country. Its central thesis is that ethnic conflict in the country then was a function of several issues, among them ethnocentrism, politics, the land question and criminal behaviour in certain circles. Both its determinants and consequences are demographic, economic, political and socio-cultural, implying the risks involved in oversimplifying issues.
John O. Oucho, Ph.D. (1982) in Population Geography, University of Nairobi, Kenya. He has published extensively in population and development interrelations, with particular emphasis on both internal and international migration as well as population and conflict. His book Urban Migrants and Rural Development in Kenya (Nairobi University Press, 1996) is a widely read university text.
The book is suitable for university graduates in social development issues in Africa, policy makers, United Nations personnel dealing with conflict resolution and NGO as well as civil society personnel who often handle internal conflicts. All academic and public libraries, researchers and general readers will also benefit immensely from the book.
