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

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 Princet...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2019]
©1967
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
Series:Princeton Legacy Library ; 5538
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Physical Description:1 online resource (352 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Acknowledgments --
CONTENTS --
INTRODUCTION --
PART ONE. The Evolution of Political Parties in the Congo: Efistoric Steps and Functional Problems --
Principal Abbreviations --
INTRODUCTION TO PART ONE --
I. THE ELITE BEGINNINGS OF CONGO POLITICS: To JANUARY 1959 --
II. THE LEOPOLDVILLE RIOTS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF MASS PARTICIPATION: JANUARY TO JUNE 1959 --
III. PRESSURES FOR INDEPENDENCE: SUMMER 1959 ΤΟ DECEMBER 1959 --
IV. THE TERMINAL COLONIAL PHASE AND THE PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY THE PARTIES: JANUARY TO JUNE 1960 --
APPENDIX TO PART ONE --
PART TWO. A History of the Parti Solidaire Africain --
INTRODUCTION TO PART TWO --
V. THE ORIGINS OF THE PSA --
VI. THE FOUNDING OF THE PSA IN THE INTERIOR --
VII. PSA POLICY AND STRATEGY: JUNE 1959 ΤΟ MAY 1960 --
VIII. THE EVOLUTION OF LEADERSHIP --
PART THREE. Rural Radicalism: The PSA and Its Mass Following --
INTRODUCTION TO PART THREE --
IX. DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL PARTY ORGANIZATION --
X. RELATIONS WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS --
XI. THE MAY 1960 ELECTIONS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON THE PSA --
XII. CONCLUSION --
Appendices --
Bibliography --
Index
Summary: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 Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780691198644
9783110442496
DOI:10.1515/9780691198644?locatt=mode:legacy
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Herbert Weiss.