{"product_id":"city-politics-a-study-of-leopoldville-1962-63-paperback-9780521088848","title":"City Politics; A Study of Léopoldville, 1962-63 (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521088848","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCity Politics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Study of Léopoldville, 1962-63\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCity Politics is a detailed study of the city of Kinshasa, capital of the Congo.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJ. S. La Fontaine (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521088848, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 October 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e268 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.4 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCity 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I: 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Historical background\u003cbr\u003e 3. The physical setting\u003cbr\u003e 4. Population structure and growth\u003cbr\u003e 5. The economic framework\u003cbr\u003e 6. The machinery of urban government\u003cbr\u003e 7. Religious organisation\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Social Relations: 8. The Urbanised\u003cbr\u003e 9. Community and neighbourhood\u003cbr\u003e 10. Domestic groups and kinship\u003cbr\u003e 11. Voluntary associations\u003cbr\u003e 12. Friendship\u003cbr\u003e 13. Townsmen and the supernatural\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Politics in Léopoldville: 14. Political parties\u003cbr\u003e 15\u003cbr\u003e The sources of power\u003cbr\u003e 16. Leaders\u003cbr\u003e 17. Followers\u003cbr\u003e 18. Conclusions.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: General \u0026amp; world history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on General \u0026amp; world history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22General%20\u0026amp;%20world%20history%20%5BHBG%5D%22\"\u003eHBG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913298075928,"sku":"9780521088848","price":28.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521088848i.jpg?v=1694969420","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/city-politics-a-study-of-leopoldville-1962-63-paperback-9780521088848","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}