My comments are simple: It's a very accessible presentation of the fascinating link between the American Civil Rights Movement and, in particular, the birth of an independent Kenya; a link that has contemporary brilliance in the person of President-elect Barack Obama. What makes me think of this book in relation to A Guide to the Birds of East Africa is that Dudziak writes about the various tribal and racial (ethnic and cultural) tensions within Kenya, which included the precarious position that the Asian community faced as the interplay between colonial and native erupted. Our protagonist, Mr. Malik, is just such a fellow, a Kenyan of Indian descent.
Dumin's evocative reviews of Nicholas Drayson's and Helen Cooper's books are here.
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