{"product_id":"obama-and-kenya-matthew-carotenuto-9780896803008","title":"Obama and Kenya: Contested Histories and the Politics of Belonging","description":"\u003cp\u003eBarack Obama's political ascendancy has focused considerable global attention on the history of Kenya generally and the history of the Luo community particularly. From politicos populating the blogosphere and bookshelves in the U.S and Kenya, to tourists traipsing through Obama's ancestral home, a variety of groups have mobilized new readings of Kenya's past in service of their own ends.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough narratives placing Obama into a simplified, sweeping narrative of anticolonial barbarism and postcolonial \"tribal\" violence, the story of the United States president's nuanced relationship to Kenya has been lost amid stereotypical portrayals of Africa. At the same time, Kenyan state officials have aimed to weave Obama into the contested narrative of Kenyan nationhood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMatthew Carotenuto and Katherine Luongo argue that efforts to cast Obama as a \"son of the soil\" of the Lake Victoria basin invite insights into the politicized uses of Kenya's past. Ideal for classroom use and directed at a general readership interested in global affairs, \u003ci\u003eObama and Kenya\u003c\/i\u003e offers an important counterpoint to the many popular but inaccurate texts about Kenya's history and Obama's place in it as well as focused, thematic analyses of contemporary debates about ethnic politics, \"tribal\" identities, postcolonial governance, and U.S. African relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Carotenuto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0896803007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780896803008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2017","brand":"Matthew Carotenuto","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44120431329535,"sku":"9780896803008","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3256c2ea-2e5d-4703-a315-ec6d7aa62a5b.jpg?v=1687414273","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/obama-and-kenya-matthew-carotenuto-9780896803008","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}