The unseen archive of Idi Amin : photographs from the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation / Derek R. Peterson and Richard Vokes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peterson, Derek R., 1971- author.

Vokes, Richard, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Amin, Idi, 1925-2003.

Amin, Idi.

Uganda Broadcasting Corporation.

Dictators--Biography--Pictorial works.

Dictators.

Photograph collections.

Politics and government.

Uganda--Politics and government--1971-1979--Pictorial works.

Uganda.

Uganda--Politics and government--1979---Pictorial works.

Uganda Broadcasting Corporation--Photograph collections.

Genre:

Biographies.

Pictorial works.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

157 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Manufacture:

Italy.

Place of Publication:

Munich ; London ; New York : Prestel, [2021]

Summary:

"Chosen from a collection of 70,000 negatives from the archive of the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation, the images in this remarkable collection were taken by Amin's personal photographers between the 1950s and mid-1980s. Like many dictators, Amin used photography as a means of spreading propaganda that would flatter his regime while obscuring its failures and abuses. Organized into thematic sections, these photographs show how Amin sought to gain support for acts such as his expulsion of tens of thousands of South Asians in 1972 and for the “Economic War,” in which citizens charged with petty theft were tried and executed. There are also fascinating insights into the ways Amin hoped to promote Ugandan arts and culture, including a food-eating competition in Kampala and ceremonial visits to remote villages. The book includes revelatory archival documents recently unearthed concerning the Amin government. Essays by the authors, both experts in the field, help provide a context for the archive, as well as insights into how the lessons learned from this dark period of African history can shine a light towards a brighter future for Uganda and its people." -- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Introduction: the politics of photography in Idi Amin's Uganda

Rising to power

A popular coup

A government of action

The expulsion of the Asians

Decolonising Uganda

On the front lines

A military state

The politics of culture

The public life of a family

Abdallah Nasur

Economic crimes

The execution of Sergeant Baru

Here are the dead

The State Research Bureau

Conclusion: the end of the Amin regime

The archive.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9783791386454

379138645X

OCLC:

1241661802