Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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The conquest of the abagusii 1900-1914
(1970)This thesis proposes to describe the significant and preliminary encounters between the Kisii and British in the highlands of South Nyanza between 1900 and 19.1,4'. It presents this time as a period when the indigenous people ... -
The Articulation of modes of production the political economy of coffee in the Ivory Coast, 1840-1975
(University of ChicagoDepartment of Social Sciences, 1977-12)Processes of primitive accumulation--though more intensive at the beginning--characterise all phases of capitalist development. If the process of articulation between the capital mode of production and pre-apitalist modes ... -
A precolonial history of the Chuka of Mount Kenya c.1400-l908
(1982)The major theme of this thesis is the growth and development of the ethnic group and the ethnic awareness of the Chuka people of Mt. Kenya region. The thesis begins with the earliest recorded traditions which have been ... -
Muslim women in Mombasa Kenya. 1890-1973
(1975)This is a social history of Mombasa Kenya that focuses upon muslim women and their activities. By examining women's economic, social, and ritual practices, this dissertation attempts to explain how colonialism affected ... -
Slaves Fugitives, and Freedmen on the Kenya Coast, 1873-1907
(1976)In the late nineteenth century African slaves played an important role in the major economic, social, religious, and political developments on the Kenya coast. Procured from Zanzibar, Kilwa, and later the Kenya interior, ... -
The Jamat Khana As A Source Of Cohesiveness In The Ismaili Community In Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts, 1975)This study concentrates on and examines the role of the institution of the jamat khana as a major source of cohesiveness in the Ismaili community in Kenya. The Ismailis first settled in the country at the end of the 19th ... -
Primacy of determinants of rural-urban and reverse urban-rural migration in Kenya
(1974)Studies of Labour migration as far as hitherto known have touched on the causes of rural to urban migration and in most cases been carried out in urban centres. In such endeavours 'Push and Pull' theory has been ... -
Banks' demand for excess reserves
(1966)Given the institutional arrangements in the United states, the money supply is determined jointly by the actions of the monetary authorities, the commercial banks, and the public. The public's demand for currency and ... -
Real money balances, domestic output adjustment and implications of a credit policy in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Economics, University of Nairobi, 1978)The domestic credit component of the money supply is an important tool of monetrary and fiscal policies in Kenya. Empirical studies in Kenya have centered largely on the well defined relationship between money supply ... -
The Afrikaners in Kenya 1903-1969
(Department of History, 1974)After the 1899-1902 Anglo-Boer War, many Afrikaners began searching for other lands in which they could settle. The newly colonized regions of East Africa beckoned a number of these restive people. A few of the ... -
A Traditional History of the Gusii of Western Kenya From C.a.d. 1500-1914
(1971)This study examines the pre-colonial history of the Gusii people during the period 1560-1914. WhiIe attention is mainly ~aid both to migrations and settlement, an attempt has been made to illuminate Gusii social, ... -
Parental involvement and academic achievement in schedule 'C' schools in Nairobi
(University of BristolDepartment of Arts, 1976-05)The aim of this study was to investigate the hypothesis, supported in the West, that parents who encourage, are interested in, and generally involved with their child in his/her schoolwork and other areas of interest will ... -
The origin of the Wataita, their culture and their political evolution between the early 16th century and 1963
(University of Nairobi,Faculty of Arts, university of Nairobi, 1978)No systematic study has been made before regarding the origin of the Wataita nor has thorough study of their culture been made apart from the detailed description of their religious ritual by Mrs. Grace Harris. Thus, ... -
Unemployment of youth in Kenya: Implications for primary school curriculum
(University of ColumbiaDepartment of Education, 1976)The purpose of the study was to investigate the problems of unemployment of primary school leavers in Kenya and their implications for the primary school curriculum. In the light of findings, suggestions would be made for ... -
The adaptation of colonial elite to decolonization Kenya Europeans and the land issue 1960-1965
(Faculty of Political Science, 1972)The rise at nationalist movements in Africa was certainly a contributing factor in the dismantling or the colonial empires. The demise of colonialism,n however, cannot 'Wholly be attributed to the rise at nationalism. In ... -
The ceramics of the Lamu archipelago
(1977)This work is based upon a large ceramic collection taken from the excavations at Manda and sondages and surface collections from many places in the Lamu archipelago and along the coast of Kenya to the Somali border. Its ... -
The Effectiveness of Kenya's monetary policy during the period 1967 -1976
(University of NairobiDepartment of Economics, 1977-06)Monetary policy like Fiscal policy is one of the Public interventionary measures aimed at influencing the level and pattern of economic activity so as to achieve certain desired targets. The ability of the monetary authority ... -
Land tenure : its sociological implications with specific reference to the swahili-speaking peoples of the east African coast with annotated bibliography of the area
(1965)In this thesis I examine some questions raised by a . sociological study of land tenure. In the introduction I define some of the terms which will be used. The first section consists of an examination of some of the ...
