Undercurrents of Ethnic Conflict in Kenya

By John O. Oucho

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004124594
• ISBN13: 9789004124592
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.5"