Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Citizen and subject: contemporary Africa and the legacy of late colonialism/ Mahmood Mamdani

By: Mamdani, MahmoodMaterial type: Text

TextSeries: (Princeton studies in culture/power/history)Publication details: New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1996Description: xxiv, 353 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780691180427Subject(s): Apartheid | Colonies--Administration | Democracy | Colonial influence | Politics and governmentDDC classification: 352.3

Contents:

Introduction : thinking through Africa's impasse -- Decentralized despotism -- Indirect rule : the politics of decentralized despotism -- Customary law : the theory of decentralized despotism -- The native authority and the free peasantry -- 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.

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 1 )
Comments ( 0 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	352.3 MAM/C (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P03299

Total holds: 0

Introduction : thinking through Africa's impasse --
Decentralized despotism --
Indirect rule : the politics of decentralized despotism --
Customary law : the theory of decentralized despotism --
The native authority and the free peasantry --
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.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.