The first Historical Dictionary of Uganda was published in 1995; this second edition significantly augments the first with 27 years of data and a detailed map showing all district boundaries. The restructured bibliography provides more detailed subject categories. Previous sections on Ugandan history were combined under the heading "General," and a new category, "Politics," covers both domestic and foreign relations and the law. The section "Economics" compiles publications on development and poverty; finance and banking; foreign aid and investment; and the specific sectors of mining, communications, commerce, and industry. "Society" adds content on religion and philosophy, demographics, and sports, retaining older headings for education, women, anthropology, and sociology. "Culture" covers archaeology, architecture, the arts and cinema, language, theater, literature, folklore, music, and media and publishing. A very brief list of relevant websites completes the volume. Appendixes list all commissioners and governors of the East Africa Protectorate/Uganda from 1893 to independence in 1962, the presidents of Uganda from 1962 to 2021, and sample economic data. Recommended. General readers through faculty.
