Koigi Wa Wamwere: 2 books
I Refuse to Die
My Journey For Freedom
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
An extraordinary account of how a laborer's son rose to challenge the power of despots, I Refuse to Die is both the autobiography of one gifted man who rose above the horrors of colonization, and an uncensored history of modern Kenya. The book is infused with the freedom songs of the Kenyan people,...
Negative Ethnicity
From Bias to Genocide
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
"Negative ethnicity" is Koigi wa Wamwere’s name for the deep-seated tensions in Africa that the world has seen flare so terrifyingly. The genocide in Rwanda and "ethnic" killing in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, and elsewhere stand out as examples. Wa Wamwere argues...