A popular history of Idi Amin's Uganda / Derek R. Peterson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peterson, Derek R., 1971- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Amin, Idi, 1925-2003.

Amin, Idi.

Dictatorship--Uganda--Case studies.

Dictatorship.

Political violence--Uganda--History--20th century.

Political violence.

Uganda--History--1971-1979.

Uganda.

Uganda--Social conditions--1971-1979.

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

Genre:

Informational works.

Physical Description:

xv, 354 pages : illustrations (black & white), map ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Idi Amin's Uganda

Place of Publication:

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2025]

Summary:

"Idi Amin ruled Uganda between 1971 and 1979, inflicting tremendous violence on the people of the country. How did Amin's regime survive for eight calamitous years? Drawing on recently uncovered archival material, Derek Peterson reconstructs the political logic of the era, focusing on the ordinary people -- civil servants, curators and artists, businesspeople, patriots -- who invested their energy and resources in making the government work. Peterson reveals how Amin (1928-2003) led ordinary people to see themselves as front-line soldiers in a global war against imperialism and colonial oppression. They worked tirelessly to ensure that government institutions kept functioning, even as resources dried up and political violence became pervasive. In this case study of how principled, talented, and patriotic people sacrificed themselves in service to a dictator, Peterson provides lessons for our own time."-- Amazon.com.

Contents:

Introduction

A Nervous State: Uganda in the 1960s

The Second Republic

The Transistor Revolution

A Government of Action

The Economic War

Violence and Public Life

The Front Lines

Governing Religion

Making History

Living Off the Grid: The Rwenzururu Kingdom

Liberating Uganda?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-342) and index.

ISBN:

9780300278385

0300278381

OCLC:

1464948789