Kenya: The Politics of Participation and Control

by Henry Bienen

Book Overview

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 properly understood in the African context.

His case study of political participation in Kenya...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691608318
• ISBN13: 9780691608310
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"