{"product_id":"empire-state-building-war-and-welfare-in-kenya-1925-1952-paperback","title":"Empire State-Building: War and Welfare in Kenya, 1925-1952 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoanna Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis history of administrative thought and practice in colonial Kenya looks at the ways in which white people tried to engineer social change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt asks four questions: \u003cbr\u003e - Why was Kenya's welfare operation so idiosyncratic and spartan compared with that of other British colonies?\u003cbr\u003e - Why did a transformation from social welfare to community development produce further neglect of the very poor?\u003cbr\u003e - Why was there no equivalent to the French tradition of community medicine?\u003cbr\u003e - If there was a transformatory element of colonial rule that sought to address poverty, where and why did it fall down?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe answers offer revealing insight into the dynamics of rule in the late colonial period in Kenya.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoanna Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer in history, University of Durham. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 387\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.19 x 8.52 x 6.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45362277318735,"sku":"9780821413999","price":69.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/3083\/3487\/files\/rNWxnORyVL9780821413999.webp?v=1780069952","url":"https:\/\/lumaryon.com\/products\/empire-state-building-war-and-welfare-in-kenya-1925-1952-paperback","provider":"Lumaryon Universal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}