European University Institute Library

A history of modern Uganda, Richard J. Reid

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-394) and index

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non fiction

A history of modern Uganda

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Richard J. Reid

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 for all those studying Uganda's place in African history and African politics. Reid identifies and examines key points of rupture and transition in Uganda's history, emphasizing dramatic political and social change in the precolonial era, especially during the nineteenth century, and he also examines the continuing repercussions of these developments in the colonial and postcolonial periods. By considering the ways in which historical culture and consciousness has been ever present - in political discourse, art and literature, and social relationships - Reid defines the true extent of Uganda's viable national history. --, Provided by Publisher

Explanations, apologies and acknowledgements -- Prologue : a view from the museum -- Refractions : beholding Uganda -- Pensive nation : the age of blood and rebirth -- Rukidi's children : the trials and tribulations of Kabalega and Mwanga -- The adventures of Zigeye and Atuk : the age of opportunity and disparity -- Kings and others : history and modernity -- Epilogue : managing time and space