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The teeth may smile but the heart does not forget : murder and memory in Uganda / Andrew Rice.

Van Pelt Library DT433.283 .R5 2009
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Rice, Andrew, 1975-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Laki, Eliphaz, -1972.
Laki, Eliphaz.
Laki, Duncan.
Extrajudicial executions--Uganda.
Extrajudicial executions.
Gowon, Yusuf--Trials, litigation, etc.
Gowon, Yusuf.
Atrocities--Uganda.
Atrocities.
Uganda--Politics and government--1971-1979.
Uganda.
Politics and government.
Uganda--Politics and government--1979-.
Amin, Idi, 1925-2003.
Amin, Idi.
Physical Description:
x, 363 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
New York : Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Co., 2009.
Summary:
After Idi Amin's reign was overthrown, the new government opted for amnesty for his henchmen rather than prolonged conflict. Ugandans tried to bury their history, but reminders of the truth were never far from view until a stray clue to the 1972 disappearance of Eliphaz Laki led his son to a shallow grave resulted in a trial that gave voice to a nation's past. In his book, Andrew Rice follows the trial, crossing Uganda to investigate Amin's legacy and the limits of reconciliation.
Contents:
Prologue : 1979
The Western Rift
The key
UYO 010
The big man
Decent rest
The brightest star
A serious young man
Singapore
A shallow grave
Exhumation
The prisoner
Among the cannibals
The lions
September 1972
Bad omen
The scars
The prosecution
Taking the stand
The defense
Judgment
Reprise
Epilogue : Ndeija.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [303]-346) and index.
ISBN:
9780805079654
0805079653
OCLC:
243544528

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