City politics / J. S. (Jean Sybil) La Fontaine 

Public ISBD Titre : City politics : a study of Léopoldville, 1962-63 Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : J. S. (Jean Sybil) La Fontaine (1931-), Auteur Editeur : Cambridge : University Press Année de publication : c1970 Importance : xiii, 246 p. Présentation : illustrations, maps Format : 24 cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-521-07627-2 Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Congo (Democratic Republic)--Kinshasa Economic history Municipal government Politics and government Social conditions Résumé : 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 Note de contenu : Machine derived contents note: Part I: 1. Introduction; 2. The Historical background; 3. The physical setting; 4. Population structure and growth; 5. The economic framework; 6. The machinery of urban government; 7. Religious organisation; Part II. Social Relations: 8. The Urbanised; 9. Community and neighbourhood; 10. Domestic groups and kinship; 11. Voluntary associations; 12. Friendship; 13. Townsmen and the supernatural; Part III. Politics in Le;opoldville: 14. Political parties; 15; The sources of power; 16. Leaders; 17. Followers; 18. Conclusions. City politics : a study of Léopoldville, 1962-63 [texte imprimé] / J. S. (Jean Sybil) La Fontaine (1931-), Auteur . - Cambridge : University Press, c1970 . - xiii, 246 p. : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. ISBN : 978-0-521-07627-2 Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Congo (Democratic Republic)--Kinshasa Economic history Municipal government Politics and government Social conditions Résumé : 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 Note de contenu : Machine derived contents note: Part I: 1. Introduction; 2. The Historical background; 3. The physical setting; 4. Population structure and growth; 5. The economic framework; 6. The machinery of urban government; 7. Religious organisation; Part II. Social Relations: 8. The Urbanised; 9. Community and neighbourhood; 10. Domestic groups and kinship; 11. Voluntary associations; 12. Friendship; 13. Townsmen and the supernatural; Part III. Politics in Le;opoldville: 14. Political parties; 15; The sources of power; 16. Leaders; 17. Followers; 18. Conclusions.

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