Neighbours and Nationals in an African City Ward

by David J. Parkin

Book Overview

This study analyses the way in which tribal ties are maintained in the development of a tribally mixed, middle class community in Kampala, Uganda. Political independence in the early nineteen sixties in much of Africa created expectations of increased development, education and living standards. There was hope that ethnic tensions arising from false colonial boundaries might be transcended by newly emerging socio-economic status-groups. However, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520314379
• ISBN13: 9780520314375
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"