Norman Leys and Settler Colonialism in Kenya

Colin Leys has spentmost of his working life studying African development, including ten yearsresearching and teaching in Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. His books on Africainclude Underdevelopment in Kenya, Namibia’s Liberation Struggle (with JohnSaul), and The Rise and Fall of Development Theory. He is an emeritus professorat Queen’s University, Canada.

• ForewordIntroduction1.       The making of an awkward customer2.       Encountering imperialism 3.       Discovering settler colonialism 4.       Exile, war and reflection 5.       Brailsford 6.       Writing Kenya 7.       The problem of phariseeism 8.       The difficult years9.       The verdict of history  10.   Intellectual legacy 11.   The man himselfEndnotes  Appendices: 1.       The letter to the Colonial Secretary (1918) 2.       The Problems of East Africa (1919) 3.       Preface to the Third Edition of Kenya (1926) 4.       African Mentality (1931)  Author’snote and acknowledgments Index

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