Trapped in History

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Trapped in History is written by Nicholas Rankin and published by Faber & Faber. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0571307779 (ISBN 10) and 9780571307777 (ISBN 13).

Trapped in History tells how the British colonised Kenya and how African nationalism arose under Jomo Kenyatta. It describes the terrifying first attacks by the guerrilla freedom fighters known as Mau Mau. Though defeated, the Mau Mau hastened the end of British rule in Kenya. Trapped in History explores the effect the uprising on the author, who grew up as a child in the Kenya colony. The book is both a history, as well as a memoir, of the end of Empire.