The souls of white folk: White settlers in Kenya,

The souls of white folk: White settlers in Kenya, 1900s–1920s (Studies in Imperialism, 122)

Kenyaâ€™s white settlers have been alternately celebrated and condemned, painted as romantic pioneers or hedonistic bed-hoppers or crude racists. The souls of white folk examines settlers not as caricatures, but as people inhabiting a unique historical moment. It takes seriously â€“ though not uncritically â€“ what settlers said, how they viewed themselves and their world. It argues that the settler soul was composed of a series of interlaced ideas: settlers equated civilisation with a (hard to define) whiteness; they were emotionally enriched through claims to paternalism and trusteeship over Africans; they felt themselves constantly threatened by Africans, by the state, and by the moral failures of other settlers; and they daily enacted their claims to supremacy through rituals of prestige, deference, humiliation and violence. The souls of white folk will appeal to those interested in the histories of Africa, colonialism, and race, and can be appreciated by scholars and students alike.
Country USA
Brand Manchester University Press
Manufacturer Manchester University Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780719095344
ReleaseDate 2015-03-01
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EANs 9780719095344

Country	USA
Brand	Manchester University Press
Manufacturer	Manchester University Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780719095344
ReleaseDate	2015-03-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780719095344

The souls of white folk: White settlers in Kenya, 1900s–1920s (Studies in Imperialism, 122)