Branch, Daniel (2010) The search for the remains of Dedan Kimathi : the politics of death and memorialization in post-colonial Kenya. Past & Present, Vol.206 (Suppl. 5). pp. 301-320. doi:10.1093/pastj/gtq022 ISSN 0031-2746.

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Abstract

Modern Kenyan history is full of eloquent corpses. Certain remains, through the debates and silences that surround them, articulate lucidly what it has meant to be a citizen or subject of colonial and post-colonial Kenya. It is unsurprising then that Kenyans and their historians have, like other Africanist historians, found discussions of the cultural practices surrounding death and dying fruitful for scholarly enquiry. Few corpses, though, have attracted such prolonged attention as that of Dedan Kimathi, one of the Mau Mau rebellion’s leaders executed by the British authorities in 1957. However, concern for Kimathi’s remains did not arise for a long period after his death.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > DT Africa J Political Science > JQ Political institutions (Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific Area, etc.)
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts > History
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Kimathi, Dedan, 1920-1957, Memorialization -- Kenya, Kenya -- Politics and government
Journal or Publication Title:	Past & Present
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
ISSN:	0031-2746
Official Date:	2010
Dates:	Date Event 2010 Published
Volume:	Vol.206
Number:	Suppl. 5
Number of Pages:	20
Page Range:	pp. 301-320
DOI:	10.1093/pastj/gtq022
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published

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