In this Book
- Politics in Congo: Decolonization and Independence
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: Princeton University Press
- Series: Princeton Legacy Library
The process of decolonization, the development of the nationalist movement, and the salient aspects of the emerging post-independence policy in the Congo since 1954 are studied. Special emphasis is given to the forces set loose by the Leopoldville explosion.
Originally published in 1965.
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Table of Contents
- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. i-iv
- Acknowledgments
- pp. v-viii
- List of Tables
- pp. x-xi
- List of Maps
- pp. xii-xiv
- I. Introduction
- pp. 3-9
- II. Behemoth: A Brief Portrait
- pp. 10-32
- IV. Paternalism
- pp. 59-72
- V. Desegregating Colonial Society
- pp. 73-105
- VI. From the Ground Up: The Communes
- pp. 106-139
- VII. Disintegration of the System
- pp. 140-161
- VIII. A Structure for Independence
- pp. 162-183
- IX. Elites: Chiefs, Clerks and Traders
- pp. 184-203
- X. The Mass: Workers and Peasants
- pp. 204-231
- XI. The Politics of Ethnicity
- pp. 232-272
- XIII. A Profile of Independence: 1960-1963
- pp. 307-357
- XVI. The Politics of Force: Army and Police
- pp. 438-474
- XVIII. Fragmentation: The New Provinces
- pp. 533-571
- XIX. Conclusions
- pp. 572-581
- XX. Epilogue
- pp. 582-601
- Appendix: Note on Methodological Assumptions
- pp. 602-608
- Bibliography
- pp. 609-644