Frontmatter

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments v
3. Contents ix
4. Tables x
5. Maps xii
6. I. Introduction 1
7. II. Behemoth: A Brief Portrait 10
8. III. Decolonization: The Belgian Vision 33
9. IV. Paternalism 59
10. V. Desegregating Colonial Society 73
11. VI. From the Ground Up: The Communes 106
12. VII. Disintegration of the System 140
13. VIII. A Structure for Independence 162
14. IX. Elites: Chiefs, Clerks and Traders 184
15. X. The Mass: Workers and Peasants 204
16. XI. The Politics of Ethnicity 232
17. XII. The Rise of Nationalism: From Primary Resistance to Political Parties 273
18. XIII. A Profile of Independence: 1960-1963 307
19. XIV. The Political Sector: Parliament, Parties and Politicians 358
20. XV. The Administration and Judiciary: Resurgent Bureaucracy 398
21. XVI. The Politics of Force: Army and Police 438
22. XVII. Federalism: The Quest for a Constitution 475
23. XVIII. Fragmentation: The New Provinces 533
24. XIX. Conclusions 572
25. Epilogue 582
26. Appendix: Note on Methodological Assumptions 602
27. Bibliography 609
28. Index 645