An American Family In Amin S Uganda

Author : Bert Adams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-01
Category : Americans
ISBN : 9966757066

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An American Family in Amin's Uganda by Bert Adams Pdf

"When Bert and Diane Adams moved to Uganda in 1970 they had no idea that a few months later General Idi Amin would overthrow the government in a coup and rule Uganda with great force in the coming years. In this book, Bert Adams, a sociology professor from the United States, tells his family's story of their time in Uganda at the beginning of the Amin era. Bert's assignment was to teach sociology at the prestigious Makerere University. With a down-to earth writing style and a keen eye for observation, Bert has captured Uganda as it was in the early 1970s as his family met and fell in love with the Ugandan people and then traveled around the country in their old Volksvagen bus. An American Family in Amin's Uganda gives an inside view of one family's attempt to live a normal life, teaching, singing, making friends, putting on dramatic productions, sight-seeking, in a country that was beginning to unravel under Amin's increasingly erratic and brutal rule of terror"--p. [4] of cover.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 764 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Africa
ISBN : IND:30000090159736

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AF Press Clips by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on Africa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Civil rights
ISBN : UCSD:31822021888680

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United States-Uganda Relations by United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on Africa Pdf

Author : United States Department of State. Bureau of African Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112126961

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AF Press Clips by United States Department of State. Bureau of African Affairs Pdf

Author : Aili Mari Tripp
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Pres
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780299164836

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Women and Politics in Uganda by Aili Mari Tripp Pdf

Uganda has attracted much attention and political visibility for its significant economic recovery after a catastrophic decline. In her groundbreaking book, Aili Mari Tripp provides extensive data and analysis of patterns of political behavior and institutions by focusing on the unique success of indigenous women’s organizations. Tripp explores why the women’s movement grew so dramatically in such a short time after the National Resistant Movement took over in 1986. Unlike many African countries where organizations and institutions are controlled by a ruling party or regime, the Ugandan women’s movement gained its momentum by remaining autonomous.

Author : Jay Nordlinger
Publisher : Encounter Books
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781594039003

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Children of Monsters by Jay Nordlinger Pdf

What’s it like to be the son or daughter of a dictator? A monster on the Stalin level? What’s it like to bear a name synonymous with oppression, terror, and evil? Jay Nordlinger set out to answer that question, and does so in this book. He surveys 20 dictators in all. They are the worst of the worst: Stalin, Mao, Idi Amin, Pol Pot, Saddam Hussein, and so on. The book is not about them, really, though of course they figure in it. It’s about their children. Some of them are absolute loyalists. They admire, revere, or worship their father. Some of them actually succeed their father as dictator—as in North Korea, Syria, and Haiti. Some of them have doubts. A couple of them become full-blown dissenters, even defectors. A few of the daughters have the experience of having their husband killed by their father. Most of these children are rocked by war, prison, exile, or other upheaval. Obviously, the children have things in common. But they are also individuals, making of life what they can. The main thing they have in common is this: They have been dealt a very, very unusual hand. What would you do, if you were the offspring of an infamous dictator, who lords it over your country? An early reader of this book said, “There’s an opera on every page”: a drama, a tragedy (or even a comedy). Another reader said he had read the chapter on Bokassa “with my eyes on stalks.” Meet these characters for yourself. Marvel, shudder, and ponder.

Author : Mark Leopold
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780300154405

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Idi Amin by Mark Leopold Pdf

The first serious full-length biography of modern Africa’s most famous dictator Idi Amin began his career in the British army in colonial Uganda, and worked his way up the ranks before seizing power in a British-backed coup in 1971. He built a violent and unstable dictatorship, ruthlessly eliminating perceived enemies and expelling Uganda’s Asian population as the country plunged into social and economic chaos. In this powerful and provocative new account, Mark Leopold places Amin’s military background and close relationship with the British state at the heart of the story. He traces the interwoven development of Amin’s career and his popular image as an almost supernaturally evil monster, demonstrating the impossibility of fully distinguishing the truth from the many myths surrounding the dictator. Using an innovative biographical approach, Leopold reveals how Amin was, from birth, deeply rooted in the history of British colonial rule, how his rise was a legacy of imperialism, and how his monstrous image was created.

Author : Mary M. Hale
Publisher : CCB Publishing
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781926918402

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On Uganda's Terms by Mary M. Hale Pdf

"On Uganda's Terms" is the gripping tale of the author's experiences as an American nurse during the vicious and brutal reign of Idi Amin. Ms. Hale tells the story of the struggles she faced while striving to improve the Ugandan health care system in the 1960s - 70s. Recalling a saying from the Talmud-""If you can save one life, you can save a generation,"" she worked to improve health care in the midst of this African nation's most horrific time in history. About the Author Mary M. Hale, RNC, MSN, SRN, SCM, has been a Nurse-Midwife for 35 years. Ten of those years she served under the Ministry of Health in Uganda, East Africa where she set up the first post-graduate pediatric nursing program. Hale has written about these experiences in her first book "On Uganda's Terms" telling the obstacles to saving lives under the worst of circumstances while working tirelessly against the odds of Idi Amin. She retired after 27 years in Pediatrics and Obstetrics at Albert Einstein Medical Center, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 2006. Her first year of retirement was spent writing her autobiography "On Uganda's Terms." In her second year she finished "Beyond Nurses Notes - A Journey to Choose Life."

Author : Tina Athaide
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780062795311

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Orange for the Sunsets by Tina Athaide Pdf

* A Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best Books of 2019 Selection * A Canadian Children’s Book Center Best Books for Kids & Teens Pick * From debut author Tina Athaide comes a soaring tale of empathy, hope, and resilience, as two best friends living under Ugandan President Amin’s divisive rule must examine where—and who—they call home. Perfect for fans of Half from the East and Inside Out and Back Again. Asha and her best friend, Yesofu, never cared about the differences between them: Indian. African. Girl. Boy. Short. Tall. But when Idi Amin announces that Indians have ninety days to leave the country, suddenly those differences are the only things that people in Entebbe can see—not the shared after-school samosas or Asha cheering for Yesofu at every cricket game. Determined for her life to stay the same, Asha clings to her world tighter than ever before. But Yesofu is torn, pulled between his friends, his family, and a promise of a better future. Now as neighbors leave and soldiers line the streets, the two friends find that nothing seems sure—not even their friendship. Tensions between Indians and Africans intensify and the deadline to leave is fast approaching. Could the bravest thing of all be to let each other go?

Author : Derek Peterson,Richard Vokes
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9783791386454

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The Unseen Archive of Idi Amin by Derek Peterson,Richard Vokes Pdf

This trove of recently discovered photographs offers an unprecedented opportunity to take a closer look at Idi Amin's dictatorship and its impact on Ugandan history. 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.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 678 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Los Angeles times
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110574717

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Los Angeles Times by Anonim Pdf

Author : Meerambika Mahapatro
Publisher : Springer
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789811061592

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Domestic Violence and Health Care in India by Meerambika Mahapatro Pdf

This book discusses health care issues related to domestic violence, using extensive case studies from India. By discussing the global literature, legal systems, methodological challenges of gathering information on domestic violence, and health systems issues, along with learnings from case studies, it fills a significant gap in the literature between health care policy and practice vis-à-vis victims of domestic violence. It therefore enables a systemic and systematic response to incidents of domestic violence. Policy instructions, court verdicts, government interventions, community-based direct interventions and related case discussions in the book help in the understanding and management of cases. Though the book uses case studies from India, it addresses globally relevant issues for health care professionals. In view of the paucity of application of systematic evidence-based knowledge, the holistic perspective presented in the book is important to prevent domestic violence, protect women’s rights, and promote healthcare and wellbeing of women and children facing domestic violence. Medical professionals are expected to intervene in instances of injuries related to domestic violence---a responsibility that they are currently unable to fulfil due to lack of training in recognizing abuse and lack of tools for intervention. This book improves hands-on-knowledge by providing information on where to refer victims for assistance and timely intervention. Comprehensive yet lucid, this book is useful for academics, policy makers, non-government organizations and women’s rights groups in helping victims during and after a violent episode and also in improving reporting and referral services.

Author : Jaspal Kaur Singh
Publisher : University of Calgary Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : African diaspora in literature
ISBN : 9781552382455

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Representation and Resistance by Jaspal Kaur Singh Pdf

Representation and Resistance: South Asian and African Women's Texts at Home and in the Diaspora compares colonial and national constructions of gender identity in Western-educated African and South Asian women's texts. Jaspal Kaur Singh argues that, while some writers conceptualize women's equality in terms of educational and professional opportunity, sexual liberation, and individualism, others recognize the limitations of a paradigm of liberation that focuses only on individual freedom. Certain diasporic artists and writers assert that transformation of gender identity construction occurs, but only in transnational cultural spaces of the first world-spaces which have emerged in an era of rampant globalization and market liberalism. In particular, Singh advocates the inclusion of texts from women of different classes, religions, and castes, both in the Global North and in the South.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1260 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Legislative hearings
ISBN : UCAL:B3608776

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Hearings, Reports and Prints of the House Committee on International Relations by United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations Pdf

Author : Thomas Patrick Melady,Margaret Badum Melady
Publisher : Kansas City, Kan. : Sheed Andrews and McMeel
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015035323479

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Idi Amin Dada by Thomas Patrick Melady,Margaret Badum Melady Pdf