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The Meru Land Case by Japhet, Kirilo, and Earle Seaton

by Japhet, Kirilo, and Earle Seaton

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The Meru Land Case

by Japhet, Kirilo, and Earle Seaton

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(Nairobi: East African Publishing House, 1967). 215 x 140 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. (x) + 91 + (i); plates; folding map. Corners a bit bumped. Good condition. 'The Meru Land Case, which arose from the eviction of the Meru people from their homelands at Engare Nanyuki and their subsequent petition to the United Nations, was a catalyst in the growth of political consciousness in Tanzania. As Mwalimu Julius Nyerere says in his Foreword, the authors of this book "were both deeply involved in this controversy and Mr. Japhet himself became the first African from Tanganyika to address the Trusteeship Council" of the United Nations. There will doubtless be other books on this important issue but none will have the authenticity or commitment of this vivid reconstruction from personal recollection and the author's diaries, notebooks and correspondence.' .
  • Bookseller Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA ZA (ZA)
  • Book Condition Used
  • Publisher (Nairobi: East African Publishing House, 1967)
  • Keywords Meru. Land. Forced evictions. Tanganyika. Tanzania East Africa