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Political Protest in the Congo : The Parti Solidaire Africain During the Independence Struggle /

In this first detailed study of the PSA, a party that has played a crucial role in Congolese politics, Weiss describes the growth of political parties from 1957 to 1960, and gives a history of the PSA, and of the anti-colonial protest in the Kwango-Kwilu area. Originally published in 1967. The Princ...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Weiss, Herbert F. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1967.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Part one. The evolution of political parties in the Congo: historic steps and functional problems. The elite beginnings of Congo politics: to January 1959
  • The Leopoldville Riots and the development of mass participation: January to June 1959
  • Pressures for independence: summer 1959 to December 1959
  • The terminal colonial phase and the problems encountered by the parties: January to June 1960
  • Part two. A history of the Parti Solidaire Africain. The origins of PSA
  • The founding of the PSA in the interior
  • PSA policy and strategy: June 1959 to May 1960
  • The evolution of leadership
  • Part three. Rural radicalism: the PSA and its mass following. Development of local party organization
  • Relations with other institutions
  • The May 1960 elections and their effects on the PSA
  • Conclusion.