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To speak and be heard : seeking good government in Uganda, ca. 1500-2015 / Holly Elisabeth Hanson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hanson, Holly Elisabeth, author.
- Series:
- New African histories series.
- New African Histories Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political participation--Uganda--History.
- Political participation.
- Uganda--Politics and government.
- Uganda.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (269 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- "Through detailed archival research, Hanson reveals the origins of Uganda's strategies for good government-assembly, assent, and powerful gifts-and explains why East African party politics often fail"-- Provided by publisher
- Contents:
- Introduction: A Long History of Political Voice
- Building Polities through Assent, Assembly and Voice in Ancient East Africa
- Incorporating Strangers in the Time of Two Lukikos
- Seeking Justice at the Palace and the Lake
- The Modernity that Might Have Been: How Ugandans Lost Mechanisms of Accountability in the Transition to Independence
- The Pretence of Assent and the Power of Assembly in the Time of Amin
- Conclusion: The Shape of the Present.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780821447352
- 0821447351
- OCLC:
- 1288421557
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