A book by Dr. Shadrack Nasong'o, professor of international studies at Rhodes College, has been selected by the Reference and User Services Association, a division of the American Library Association, as one of the Best Historical Materials published in 2023 and 2024.
The Palgrave Handbook of Kenyan History was published in 2023 by Palgrave Macmillan. Nasong'o edited it with Dr. Maurice N. Amutabi of the Technical University of Kenya and Dr. Toyin Falola of the University of Texas at Austin.
The book, made up of 21 chapters divided into two parts, covers Kenya’s history, society, culture, economics, politics, and environment from precolonial times through the first years of independence.
Born and raised in Western Kenya, Nasong’o is a prominent critical voice on African politics and has been widely recognized for his prolific research and scholarship on Africa. His latest book is Kenya and the Politics of a Postcolony (Anthem Press, 2024), which examines the governance and politics of Kenya since its independence from Britain in 1963 to the present.