Facing Mount Kenya
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"Facing Mount Kenya" is an influential ethnographic study of Kikuyu society and culture written by Kenyan independence leader Jomo Kenyatta.
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| Facing Mount Kenya canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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ethnography ⓘ |
| about |
African nationalism
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British colonialism in Kenya ⓘ cultural identity ⓘ |
| author | Jomo Kenyatta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
Kikuyu economic life
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Kikuyu initiation ceremonies ⓘ Kikuyu land system ⓘ Kikuyu legal customs ⓘ Kikuyu marriage practices ⓘ Kikuyu religious beliefs ⓘ Kikuyu social structure ⓘ |
| genre |
anthropology
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ethnography ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780435905484 ⓘ |
| hasLaterEdition | Heinemann African Writers Series edition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapter on initiation rites
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chapter on land tenure ⓘ chapter on marriage customs ⓘ chapter on political organization ⓘ chapter on religion and magic ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | insider ethnography ⓘ |
| hasPrefaceBy | Bronisław Malinowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReception | considered a classic of African ethnography ⓘ |
| hasSubjectHeading |
Ethnology—Kenya
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Kenya—Social life and customs NERFINISHED ⓘ Kikuyu (African people) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Bronisław Malinowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Kikuyu culture
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Kikuyu people NERFINISHED ⓘ Kikuyu society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
African-authored ethnography of an African society
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critique of colonial policies in Kenya ⓘ defense of Kikuyu culture ⓘ |
| pageCount | ~340 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| publicationYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| publisher | Secker & Warburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Central Kenya
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Kikuyu country ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
early 20th century
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precolonial Kikuyu society ⓘ |
| usedAs |
reference in African studies
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text in anthropology courses ⓘ |
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