White settlers and the law in early colonial Kenya

Journal of Eastern African Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 510-524

  Shadle, Brett ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Kenya; Law; Racism; Settler colonialism

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049283370     PISSN: 17531055     EISSN: 17531063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17531055.2010.517418     Document Type: Article

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