Madness and marginality: The lives of Kenya's White insane

by Will Jackson

Book Overview

Based on over two hundred and fifty psychiatric case files, this book offers a radical new departure from existing historical accounts of what is still commonly thought of as the most picturesque of Britain's colonies overseas. By tracing the life histories of Kenya's 'white insane', the book allows for a new account of settler society: one that moves attention away from the 'great white hunters' and heroic pioneer farmers to all those Europeans who...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526106558
• ISBN13: 9781526106551
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"