Abstract: | The nationality question is not a premordial and static question; it has a changing historical and class character. Taking Uganda as a case study, the author analyses over time the interests and stance of each class vis-a-vis the nationality question: Some theoretical concepts: tribe, nationality and nation - Nationalities in precolonial Uganda - The colonial state and the nationality question - The rise of the national movement - Defeat of militant nationalism and resurgence of nationality conflicts - The nationality question in the neo-colonial period - Conclusion: classes and the nationality question. Notes. |