Politics in the Congo : decolonization and independence | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Introduction

Behemoth : a brief portrait

Decolonization : the Belgian vision

Paternalism

Desegregating colonial society

From the ground up : the communes

Disintegration of the system

A structure for independence

Elites : chiefs, clerks and traders

The mass : workers and peasants

The politics of ethnicity

The rise of nationalism : from primary resistance to political parties

A profile of independence : 1960-1963

The political sector : parliament, parties and politicians

The administration and judiciary : resurgent bureaucracy

The politics of force : army and police

Federalism : the quest for a new constitution

Fragmentation : the new provinces

Conclusions

Epilogue