A history of modern Uganda /

This book is the first major study in several decades to consider Uganda as a nation, from its precolonial roots to the present day. Here, Richard J. Reid examines the political, economic, and social history of Uganda, providing a unique and wide-ranging examination of its turbulent and dynamic past...

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Main Author: Reid, Richard J. (Richard James) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
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Table of Contents:
  • Explanations, apologies and acknowledgements
  • List of maps
  • Prologue: a view from the museum
  • 1. Refractions: beholding Uganda
  • 2. Pensive nation: the age of blood and rebirth
  • 3. Rukidi's children: the trials and tribulations of Kabalega and Mwanga
  • 4. The adventures of Zigeye and Atuk: the age of opportunity and disparity
  • 5. Kings and others: history and modernity
  • Epilogue: managing time and space
  • Sources and bibliography
  • Index.