A History of Modern Uganda

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

AvRichard J. Reid,University of London) Reid, Richard J. (School of Oriental and African Studies

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This book is the first major study in several decades to consider Uganda as a nation, from its precolonial roots to the present day. Here, Richard J. Reid examines the political, economic, and social history of Uganda, providing a unique and wide-ranging examination of its turbulent and dynamic past for all those studying Uganda's place in African history and African politics. Reid identifies and examines key points of rupture and transition in Uganda's history, emphasising dramatic political and social change in the precolonial era, especially during the nineteenth century, and he also examines the continuing repercussions of these developments in the colonial and postcolonial periods. By considering the ways in which historical culture and consciousness has been ever present - in political discourse, art and literature, and social relationships - Reid defines the true extent of Uganda's viable national history.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2017-02-17
Mått152 x 226 x 23 mm
Vikt568 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor428
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781107671126

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Explanations, apologies and acknowledgements; List of maps; Prologue: a view from the museum; 1. Refractions: beholding Uganda; 2. Pensive nation: the age of blood and rebirth; 3. Rukidi's children: the trials and tribulations of Kabalega and Mwanga; 4. The adventures of Zigeye and Atuk: the age of opportunity and disparity; 5. Kings and others: history and modernity; Epilogue: managing time and space; Sources and bibliography; Index.

'An exceptional book, which seeks to restore the nation as a focus of historical enquiry in Africa. Reid reframes Uganda's history, moving away from standard narratives of ethnic and sectarian division, and identifying alternative unifying themes - the political creativity, and inequity, stimulated by violence; migration as a source of uneasy integration at best, deepening chauvinism at worst; and the enduring significance of the precolonial period. This reflective, erudite study sheds new light on the uneven creation of a nation, formed through the organic, internal, autogenerative processes of political and social affiliation, as much as the externally-imposed architecture of borders and flags.' Shane Doyle, Director of the Leeds University Centre for African Studies (LUCAS)