Facing Mount Kenya
Facing Mount Kenya by Jomo Kenyatta, published by National Geographic Books in 1962, is a significant work in anthropological literature, comprising 352 pages in English. This edition features an introduction by Bronislav Malinkowski and offers a detailed examination of Kikuyu tribal life, exploring various aspects such as social structures, family dynamics, and cultural practices.
Readers will find that this book presents a comprehensive and intimate portrayal of the Kikuyu people, emphasizing the nuances of their daily lives. It serves as both a formal study and a literary exploration, providing insights into the cultural and social fabric of one of Africa’s prominent tribes. The work is positioned as a valuable resource for those interested in anthropology, social science, and the history of East Africa.
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With an Introduction by Bronislav Malinkowski, Facing Mount Kenya is a central document of the highest distinction in anthropological literature, an invaluable key to the structure of African society and the nature of the African mind. Facing Mount Kenya is not only a formal study of life and death, work and play, sex and the family in one of the greatest tribes of contemporary Africa, but a work of considerable literary merit. The very sight and sound of Kikuyu tribal life presented here are at once comprehensive and intimate, and as precise as they are compassionate.
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