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Culture and Customs of Kenya
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Neal Sobania
Book Code: GR1486
ISBN: 0-313-31486-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31486-5
256 pages, photos
Greenwood Press
Publication: 6/30/2003
List Price: $57.95 (UK Sterling Price: £31.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • [C]learly written and includes a great deal of detailed information fur students exploring a variety of cultural topics.
    —Multicultural Review     Summer 2004
  • This reference will provide students with additional discussions beyond the encyclopedia and will be a good source to check basic information. It fits well with high school world studies assignments as they learn about this continent
    —Gale Reference for Students     September 2003
  • This is a useful survey of cultural practice in historical and contemporary Kenya.
    —The International Journal of African Historical Studies     Volume 36 Number 3 2003
Description: Kenya, a land of safaris, wild animals, and Maasai warriors, perfectly represents Africa for many Westerners. This peerless single-source book presents the contemporary reality of life in Kenya, an important East-African nation that has served as a crossroads for peoples and cultures from Africa, the Middle East, and East Asia for centuries. As such, it is a land rich in cultural and ethnic diversity, where unique and dynamic traditions blend with modern influences. Students and general readers will be engrossed in narrative overviews highlighting Kenyan history, as well as the beliefs, vibrant cultural expressions, and various lifestyles and roles of the Kenyan population. A chronology, glossary, and numerous photos enhance the narrative. Kenya today struggles with nation building. Its society comprises the haves and the have-nots and faces the challenges of the trend toward urbanization, with its attendant disruption of traditional social structures. For Kenyans, the preserving of traditional cultures is as important as making the statement that Kenya is a modern nation. Chapters on the land, people, and history; religion and worldview; literature, film, and media; art and architecture; cuisine and traditional dress; gender roles, marriage, and family; and social customs and lifestyle are up to date and written by a country expert. A chronology, glossary, and numerous photos enhance the narrative.
Table of Contents:
  • Series Forward
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chronology
  • Introduction
  • Religion and Worldview
  • Literature, Film, and Media
  • Art and Architecture/Housing
  • Cuisine and Traditional Dress
  • Gender Roles, Marriage, and Family
  • Social Customs and Lifestyle
  • Music and Dance
  • Glossary
  • Bibliographic Essay
LC Card Number: 2002035219
LCC Class: GN659
Dewey Class: 305
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