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Facing Mount Kenya, first published in 1938, is an in‑depth anthropological study of the Kikuyu people of central Kenya. Authored by Jomo Kenyatta—later Kenya’s first president—this work offers a first‑hand account of Kikuyu life, customs, and sociocultural structure. The introduction, written by noted anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski, highlights the book’s value as a pioneering document on culture‑contact and social change in African societies.
First publish date: 1900
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Jomo Kenyatta
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