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====Luo====
====Luo====
The Luo population of the southwest had enjoyed an advantageous position during the late colonial and early independence periods of the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s, particularly in terms of the the prominence of its modern elite compared to those of other groups. However the Luo lost prominence due to the success of Kikuyu and related groups (Embu and Meru) in gaining and exercising political power during the Jomo Kenyatta era (1963-1978). While measurements of poverty and health by the early 2000s showed the Luo disadvantaged relative to other Kenyans, the growing presence of non-Luo in the professions reflected a dilution of Luo professionals due to the arrival of others rather than a absolute decline in the Luo numbers.<ref> Lesa Morrison, "The Nature of Decline: Distinguishing Myth from Reality in the Case of the Luo of Kenya." ''Journal of Modern African Studies'' 2007 45(1): 117-142. Issn: 0022-278x </ref>
The Luo population of the southwest had enjoyed an advantageous position during the late colonial and early independence periods of the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s, particularly in terms of the the prominence of its modern elite compared to those of other groups. However the Luo lost prominence due to the success of Kikuyu and related groups (Embu and Meru) in gaining and exercising political power during the Jomo Kenyatta era (1963-1978). While measurements of poverty and health by the early 2000s showed the Luo disadvantaged relative to other Kenyans, the growing presence of non-Luo in the professions reflected a dilution of Luo professionals due to the arrival of others rather than a absolute decline in the Luo numbers.<ref> Lesa Morrison, "The Nature of Decline: Distinguishing Myth from Reality in the Case of the Luo of Kenya." ''Journal of Modern African Studies'' 2007 45(1): 117-142. Issn: 0022-278x </ref>
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* Parkinson, Tom, and Matt Phillips. ''Lonely Planet Kenya'' (2006) [http://www.amazon.ca/Lonely-Planet-Kenya-Tom-Parkinson/dp/1740597435/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199487265&sr=8-1 except and text search]
* ''Rough Guide To Kenya'' (8th ed. 2006)
===History===
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* Bravman, Bill. ''Making Ethnic Ways: Communities and Their Transformations in Taita, Kenya, 1800-1950.'' James Currey, 1998. 283 pp.
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* Odhiambo, E. S. Atieno and Lonsdale, John, eds. ''Mau Mau and Nationhood: Arms, Authority and Narration.'' Ohio U. Press 2003. 306 pp.
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* Ogot, B. A. ''Historical dictionary of Kenya'' (1981)
* Percox, David A. ''Britain, Kenya and the Cold War: Imperial Defence, Colonial Security and Decolonisation.'' Tauris, 2004. 252 pp. [http://www.amazon.com/Britain-Kenya-Cold-Decolonisation-International/dp/1850434603/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199578692&sr=8-12 excerpt and text search]
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* Press, Robert M. ''Peaceful Resistance: Advancing Human Rights and Democratic Freedoms.'' Ashgate, 2006. 227 pp.
* Sabar, Galia. ''Church, State, and Society in Kenya: From Mediation to Opposition, 1963-1993.'' F. Cass, 2002. 334 pp.
* Sandgren, David P. ''Christianity and the Kikuyu: Religious Divisions and Social Conflict.'' Peter Lang, 1989. 209 pp.
* Smith, David Lovatt. ''Kenya, the Kikuyu and Mau Mau.'' Mawenzi, 2005. 359 pp.
* Steinhart, Edward O. ''Black Poachers, White Hunters: A Social History of Hunting in Colonial Kenya.'' Oxford: James Currey, 2006. 248 pp.
* Tignor, Robert L. ''Capitalism and Nationalism at the End of Empire: State and Business in Decolonizing Egypt, Nigeria, and Kenya, 1945-1963.'' Princeton U. Press, 1998. 419 pp.
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* Kareri, Charles Muhuro. ''The Life of Charles Muhoro Kareri.'' U. of Wisconsin-Madison, African Studies Program, 2003. 104 pp.
* Lewis, Joanna, ed. ''From Mau Mau to Harambee: Memoirs and Memoranda of Colonial Kenya, Tom Askwith.'' Cambridge U. Press, 1995. 221 pp.
* Maathai, Wangari Muta. ''Unbowed: A Memoir.'' Knopf, 2006. 314 pp.
==External links==
==External links==
* [http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/ghana/index.html ''New York Times'' Guide to useful sites]
*[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080105/ap_on_re_af/kenya_elections Kenya ready to form unity government] - Associated Press, Jan. 5, 2008
*[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080105/ap_on_re_af/kenya_elections Kenya ready to form unity government] - Associated Press, Jan. 5, 2008
* Much of this article comes from the U.S. State Department and is in the public domain at [http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2962.htm]
* Parts of this article comes from the U.S. State Department and is in the public domain at [http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2962.htm]
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