Britain and Kenya’s Constitutions, 1950–1960
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Britain and Kenya’s Constitutions, 1950–1960 By Robert Maxon

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Table of Contents

Preface

xi

Abbreviations

xix

Chapter 1: Introduction

1

Imperial Perspective

2

Race and Politics

5

Constitution Making

8

Decolonization

12

Chapter 2: Background to Constitution Making and Decolonization in the 1950s

19

Initial Decolonization Proposals: 1942–1943

20

Postwar Policy and Developments

27

Setting the Stage: Imperial Policy Statements, 1950–1951

33

Chapter 3: Implementing Multiracialism: The Lyttleton Constitution, 1951–1954

51

Interim Constitutional Changes

52

Planning for the Conference

54

The Emergency and Constitution Making, 1952–1953

57

The Path to the Lyttleton Constitution

62

Lyttleton Constitution: Act 1

68

Lyttleton Constitution: Act 2

74