Citizen and subject : contemporary Africa and the legacy of late colonialism

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Citizen and subject : contemporary Africa and the legacy of late colonialism

Mahmood Mamdani

(Princeton studies in culture/power/history)

Fountain Publishers , J. Currey, c1996

  • : Uganda
  • : UK

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Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This exploration of African politics is set in the historical context of colonialism, and includes such topics as despotism, the peasant movements, tribalism, and migrant workers in South Africa. North America: Princeton U Press; Uganda: Fountain Publishers

Table of Contents

  • Part One The structure of power: decentralized despotism
  • indirect rule - the politics of decentralized despotism
  • customary la - the theory of decentralized despotism
  • the native authority and the free peasantry. Part Two The anatomy of resistance: the other face of tribalism - peasant movements in equatorial Africa
  • the rural in the urban - migrant workers in South Africa
  • conclusion - linking the urban and the rural.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA31885358
  • ISBN
    • 9970020900
    • 0852553994
  • Country Code
    ug
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Kampala,London
  • Pages/Volumes
    xii, 353 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Classification
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