Robert W. Blunt, "For Money and Elders: Ritual, Sovereignty, and the Sacred in Kenya"
English | ISBN: 022665561X | 2019 | 216 pages | EPUB | 675 KB
English | ISBN: 022665561X | 2019 | 216 pages | EPUB | 675 KB
Many observers of Kenya’s complicated history see causes for concern, from the use of public office for private gain to a constitutional structure historically lopsided towards the executive branch. Yet efforts from critics and academics to diagnose the country’s problems do not often consider what these fiscal and political issues mean to ordinary Kenyans. How do Kenyans express their own political understanding, make sense of governance, and articulate what they expect from their leaders?
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