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In Idi Amin' shadow : women, gender, and militarism in Uganda / Alicia C. Decker.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Decker, Alicia C., author.
- Series:
- New African histories series.
- New African Histories
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Uganda--Social conditions--20th century.
- Women.
- Violence--Uganda--History--20th century.
- Violence.
- Women and the military--Uganda.
- Women and the military.
- Women and war--Uganda.
- Women and war.
- Militarism--Uganda.
- Militarism.
- Sex role--Uganda.
- Sex role.
- Uganda--Social conditions--1971-1979.
- Uganda.
- Amin, Idi, 1925-2003--Political and social views.
- Amin, Idi.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (263 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In Idi Amin's Shadow is a rich social history examining Ugandan women's complex and sometimes paradoxical relationship to Amin's military state. Based on more than one hundred interviews with women who survived the regime, as well as a wide range of primary sources, this book reveals how the violence of Amin's militarism resulted in both opportunities and challenges for women. Some assumed positions of political power or became successful entrepreneurs, while others endured sexual assault or experienced the trauma of watching their brothers, husbands, or sons "disappeared" by the state's secu
- Contents:
- Introduction; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8214-4502-2
- OCLC:
- 892240014
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