The Political Economy of Sugar Production in Colonial Kenya - The Asian Initiative in Central Nyanza (Hardcover)

This book describes the Asian agency in sugar production in colonial Nyanza and additionally examines the Asian initiative and the development of commercial cane farming in Central Nyanza. It provides a different perspective on the Asian initiative in agriculture by showing how Asians were involved in sugarcane farming and how production of sugar in colonial Nyanza was eventually made possible by Asian capital. This study relies mainly on primary sources, secondary sources, and oral interviews. The archival sources were derived from the Kenya National Archives. The primary materials included annual reports of the Department of Agriculture, District annual reports, Provincial reports, monthly intelligence reports, colonial officials' correspondence, and correspondence from East Africa India National Congress. Oral interviews were also conducted to verify some information while the secondary sources were used to supplement the sources. This work is unique first due to its extensive use of archival sources, as most of these archival sources have not been used by other scholars in the field. Secondly, it deals with all parts of the sugar production process; it shows the connection to the current sugar situation in Kenya and also provides a framework in which to understand the persistent insufficiency in Kenya's sugar industry. This work provides an important contribution to Kenyan economic history.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2016
Authors:	Godriver Wanga-Odhiambo
Dimensions:	234 x 161 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	306
ISBN-13:	978-1-4985-1163-6
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > History > African history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Promotions
LSN:	1-4985-1163-5
Barcode:	9781498511636

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