Introduction: The theory of peasant revolts and Mau Mau. -- Part One. Background to the revolt. The economics of desperation -- Frustrations of nationalism -- 1952: year of collision. -- Part Two. The military and ideological phase. British military strategy -- Propaganda and the oaths -- Mau Mau military and political strategy. -- Part Three. Rehabilitation, independence, and legacy. Rehabilitation -- Toward independence: political parties and decolonization -- The legacy of Mau Mau.