About the Book

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. 2. The Reconstruction of the African State 9
6. 3. Africa and Postcolonial Trauma 33
7. 4. The Constitutional History of Kenya 53
8. 5. The Liberal Democratic Consensus 75
9. 6. The Quest for a Democratic Constitution 99
10. 7. The Institution of the Review Commission 117
11. 8. The National Constitutional Conference as Process 141
12. 9. Matters of Convergence 163
13. 10. Things Fall Apart 181
14. 11. The End Game 207
15. 12. What Must Be Done 263
16. Acronyms 293
17. Bibliography 295
18. Index 311
19. About the Book 331