kenya

Kenya became independent from Great Britain in 1963. Tracing its history since independence, many Kenyans are finding that some of the issues that divided them fifty years ago are still present today.

Explains the distinctive place of Kalenjin nationalism in Kenyan politics as well as the role of ethnicity in Africa and traces the work of indigenous intellectuals and independence-era political leaders in shaping a larger sense of collective kinship among people sharing a broadly similar language and culture.

Joan Root's story from her days as a shy young woman in Kenya, with an almost mystical connection to animals, through her transformation to an environmentalist and an Oscar-nominated wildlife video photographer. When her marriage to Alan Root fell apart, Joan continued to advocate for Kenya's wildlife and this advocacy brought about her tragic death in January 2006.

John Kaiser, an obscure American missionary, denounced the regime of Daniel arap Moi in Kenya, and became an improbable icon to a country strugging to escape that regime. Few knew that Kaiser was also a manic depressive. When Kaiser was found dead, the FBI ruled it a suicide. Kenyans were convinced he had been murdered. In a post-Moi Kenya, what happened to Kaiser was finally revealed.

Robin Wiszowaty believed that opportunity isn't a chance, it's a choice. Accordingly, she left her suburban life behind for the sweeping vistas and dusty footpaths of rural Kenya. She embraced the Maasi way of life and discovered new definitions of home, happiness, and family.

Chronicles the life and work of Joy Adamson, who is best known for her relationship with a lion cub, described in her book "Born Free.".

Describes the construction of the East African railroad at the turn of the century and the political and social effects of it on colonial Africa.

Jambi, a young Kenyan boy who has befriended a lion cub, tracks a band of poachers who have captured some of the lions in the cub's pride.

Part travelogue and part memoir, Adharanand Finn travels to the elite training camps of Kenya on a quest to uncover the secrets of the world's greatest runners.

Joy Adamson describes the remarkable relationship she and her husband had with Elsa, a lion cub they cared for during the late 1950s in Kenya, and Elsa's return to the wild as a lioness; includes the many photographs from the original publication.