City Politics is a detailed study of the city of Kinshasa (formerly Léopoldville), capital of the Congo, in the years immediately following independence. The book is a study of political leadership in an urban African movement undergoing extremely rapid change. The social and political processes of the city are examined in order to assess how certain citizens achieved political influence and how they maintained themselves in these positions of power. The history of the city, the population structure and the social economic structure of the city are all described in detail to provide the necessary background for the analysis of the political processes identified by the author. This work will be of interest to a wide readership. The description of a period in the process of decolonization of the only Belgian colony in Africa will prove of value to historians and political scientists.
| ISBN: | 9780521076272 |
| Publication date: | 2nd July 1970 |
| Author: | J S La Fontaine |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 262 pages |
| Series: | African Studies Series |
| Genres: |
General and world history |
City Politics is a detailed study of the city of Kinshasa (formerly Léopoldville), capital of the Congo, in the years immediately following independence. The book is a study of political leadership in an urban African movement undergoing extremely rapid change. The social and political processes of the city are examined in order to assess how certain citizens achieved political influence and how they maintained themselves in these positions of power. The history of the city, the population structure and the social economic structure of the city are all described in detail to provide the necessary background for the analysis of the political processes identified by the author. This work will be of interest to a wide readership. The description of a period in the process of decolonization of the only Belgian colony in Africa will prove of value to historians and political scientists.
City Politics features in the following genres: General and world history
City Politics is available in Paperback, Hardback
City Politics was written by J S La Fontaine and published by Cambridge University Press
City Politics has 262 pages
Yes it is part of African Studies Series series