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Book SynopsisA striking new interpretation of white settlement in early colonial Kenya
Trade Review'Kenya's settlers are too often stereotyped as either brutal racist parasites or bold, high-spirited, pioneers of civilisation. This book tells of real lives, of the deep insecurities of a dominant colonial minority and the contradictions between genuinely benevolent paternalism and a vivid fear of African savagery.'
John Lonsdale, Trinity College, Cambridge
‘Brett Shadle has with "The Souls of White Folk" achieved an extraordinary book. His engaging prose makes it both a smart and entertaining reading.’
Norman Aselmeyer, H-Net December 2016
‘It does, however, dig deep, and it addresses two vital questions: who did settlers think they were? and why did they think and act as they did? Both these questions, especially when situated within the wider frame of ethnicity, have important comparative dimensions that a close reading of Souls reveals.’
Richard Waller, Bucknell University Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, ASR Vol 59, No 3
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Table of Contents1. Introduction: The souls of white folk
2. Race, civilization and paternalism
3. Prestige, whiteness and the state
4. Chivalry, immorality and intimacy
5. The law and the lash
6. Conclusion
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