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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. The...

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Main Author: Parkin, David
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Routledge, [2004]
Series:Routledge library editions. Anthropology and ethnography.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary: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 new national boundaries suddenly made aliens of peoples who had migrated and settled in towns distant from their home countries. The interplay of.
Item Description:Originally published in 1969 by Routledge & Kegan Paul.
Physical Description:1 online resource (253 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781315017365
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