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By David F. Anderson

Publish yr note: First released in 2005
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In "a gripping narrative that's all yet most unlikely to place down" (Joseph C. Miller), Histories of the Hanged exposes the long-hidden colonial crimes of the British in Kenya. This groundbreaking paintings tells how the brutal conflict among the colonial govt and the insurrectionist Mau Mau among 1952 and 1960 ruled the ultimate bloody decade of imperialism in East Africa.

Using amazing new proof, David Anderson places the colonial executive on trial with eyewitness testimony from over 800 proceedings and formerly unseen records. His learn exonerates the Kikuyu rebels; rarely the terrorists they have been considered; and divulges the British to be brutal aggressors in a "dirty war" that concerned leaders on the optimum ranks of the British govt.

This amazing piece of scholarship portrays a teetering colonial empire in its ultimate part; utilizing no matter what army and propaganda tools it will probably to maintain an order which could not carry.

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A few black rhino survived their white cousins into the 1930s, but died out because of insufficient numbers, and elephants had been completely eradicated by hunters. Even the now-prolific buffalo had been reduced to one small herd, and only leopard and lion were common. Elephant later recolonised the Kruger from Mozambique, but for many years the population remained small. When James Stevenson-Hamilton retired as warden in 1946 there were only 450 elephants in the park and sightings could not be guaranteed, a situation somewhat different from today where they are abundant in every region.

By this time, 50-odd years had passed since the first park was announced, and South Africa had successfully proclaimed nine national parks. However, most were very small and certainly not capable of functioning as viable ecosystems, with the larger Kruger and Kalahari Gemsbok parks comprising 99 percent of all national park land. By 1985 there were 10 parks covering 2 971 534 hectares, and many new national parks have since been proclaimed. Following the amalgamation of three parks in the Garden Route area in March 2009 the current national park estate consists of 19 parks covering 4 056 895 hectares.

Progress to date has been most encouraging. There is every reason to believe that the future of Table Mountain will be better than its past, and that over time the park will result in many benefits flowing to local people. The Fairest Cape is in capable hands. PARK IN BRIEF Date of proclamation & area 14 500 ha proclaimed in 1998. Currently 28 898 ha. Location & nearest town Western Cape. The park occupies the peninsular mountains and adjoins the city of Cape Town with a number of coastal towns such as Fish Hoek, Simon’s Town and Hout Bay.

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