1st Edition

Neighbours and Nationals in an African City Ward

By David Parkin Copyright 1969
256 Pages
by Routledge

252 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more
1. Social Outline of Kampala2. Independence and Political Changes3. Neighbourhood, Locality, and the Status System4. Communal Unity and Politics5. The Tribal System and Family Life6. Sanctions and Ideology7. Choice among Kin8. Luo Union and other Ethnic Associations9. Conclusions

Biography

DAVID PARKIN