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Kenya has been the object of much controversy among students of African politics. Some view it as one of the greatest "successes" of the post-independence period; others see it as an example of all that is wrong with African development. Henry Bienen approaches this controversy by asking whether the concept of political participation has been prope



Table of Contents
*Frontmatter, pg. i*Acknowledgments, pg. vii*Contents, pg. ix*List of Tables, pg. x*Abbreviations, pg. 1*I. Introduction: Kenya and the Problem of Political Participation, pg. 3*II. Describing Kenya: Administrative and Political Control, pg. 25*III. Describing Kenya: Party Politics, pg. 66*IV. Ethnicity and Class, pg. 131*V. Conclusion: Support for the Regime, pg. 183*Selected Bibliography, pg. 197*Index, pg. 213

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      Publisher Princeton University Press
      Published 8 March 2015
      ISBN-13 9780691608310
      978-0691608310
      ISBN-10 0691608318
      Also in:
      International relations Sociology

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Kenya has been the object of much controversy among students of African politics. Some view it as one of the greatest "successes" of the post-independence period; others see it as an example of all that is wrong with African development. Henry Bienen approaches this controversy by asking whether the concept of political participation has been prope



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*Acknowledgments, pg. vii*Contents, pg. ix*List of Tables, pg. x*Abbreviations, pg. 1*I. Introduction: Kenya and the Problem of Political Participation, pg. 3*II. Describing Kenya: Administrative and Political Control, pg. 25*III. Describing Kenya: Party Politics, pg. 66*IV. Ethnicity and Class, pg. 131*V. Conclusion: Support for the Regime, pg. 183*Selected Bibliography, pg. 197*Index, pg. 213

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