Uganda Since The Seventies

Author : Godfrey Mwakikagile
Publisher : New Africa Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9789987160228

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Uganda Since the Seventies by Godfrey Mwakikagile Pdf

This is a political study of Uganda since the seventies. It is also a work of comparative analysis of the leaders who have been the most dominant political figures in the country during the post-colonial era. The leaders are Dr. Milton Obote who led the country to independence in 1962 and who returned to power in 1980 after Idi Amin overthrew him in 1971; Idi Amin who was Uganda's military ruler for eight years until 1979; and Yoweri Museveni who waged guerrilla warfare to seize power in 1986 and who transformed himself into a civilian ruler. Museveni became the longest-ruling Ugandan leader and one of the longest-serving in Africa's post-colonial history. The work also looks at the successes and failures of the three leaders across the spectrum and how they have shaped Uganda's destiny. No other Ugandan leaders have had as much impact on the country as they have had. The book is written in the context of post-colonial analysis in an attempt to provide some solutions to the problems which have dogged the country since independence.

Author : Voice Uganda
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010-12-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1505415756

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The Unsought Truth by Voice Uganda Pdf

"Material for this dossier on Museveni has been sourced from newspaper archives in the Library of Congress, the British Library, websites, a number of informants within the state security agencies in Uganda, academic publications and books, and a number of contacts in Uganda, Sincerely we want to thank in particular the staff of the British Library who have been helpful in locating reference documents."

Author : Phares Mukasa Mutibwa
Publisher : Africa World Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Uganda
ISBN : 0865433577

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Uganda Since Independence by Phares Mukasa Mutibwa Pdf

A Story of Unfulfilled Hopes An analysis of Uganda's history before independence, and an analysis of the Museveni years.

Author : Sten Widmalm
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317078647

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Political Tolerance in the Global South by Sten Widmalm Pdf

What makes people agree to the extension of political rights to those they clearly dislike? This book moves beyond the extensive research on this question in western contexts to focus on the global south, offering unique empirical studies of political tolerance in plural societies where poverty is prevalent and democratic institutions can often be fragile. Based on extensive data gathered in India, Pakistan and Uganda, this volume offers an account of the factors that shape the foundations of a society and its capacity to be democratic, but where the need for the protection of human rights is great and where the state is either weak or even constitutes a counter-force against the rights of individuals and groups. Combining large scale survey data with in-depth interviews in each national setting, the author exemplifies the great variation of factors which are related to political tolerance, shedding light on the fundamental patterns existing in the organisation of state-society relations and the ways in which they produce certain results owing to the manner in which the forces of modernisation operate. A broad and empirically informed study of what shapes the foundations of a democratic society in modernising nations, Political Tolerance in the Global South will appeal to scholars of sociology and political science with interests in democracy, human rights, diversity and tolerance.

Author : Bert Adams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 49,6 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 : Godfrey Mwakikagile
Publisher : Intercontinental Books
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9789987160082

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Africa in Transition: Witness to Change by Godfrey Mwakikagile Pdf

Godfrey Mwakikagile looks at the major changes Africa has gone through since the end of colonial rule including some of the events he witnessed in his home country Tanganyika – later Tanzania – since the late 1950s, the dawn of a new era when Africa was headed towards independence. One of the fundamental changes he looks at took place in the 1990s when most countries across the continent gradually moved from authoritarian rule to democracy, although he contends that the gains made during that transitional period have not been consolidated and sustained through the years. The majority of Africans still live under one form of authoritarian rule or another including outright dictatorship.

Author : Godfrey Mwakikagile
Publisher : Intercontinental Books
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9789987160105

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The African Liberation Struggle by Godfrey Mwakikagile Pdf

This work focuses on the liberation struggle from the 1960s to the 1990s in the countries of southern Africa to end white minority rule. The author writes from personal experience. When the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) was formed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in May 1963, Tanganyika (now Tanzania) was chosen to be the headquarters of the OAU Liberation Committee. All the African liberation movements went on to open their offices in Tanzania's capital Dar es Salaam. Many refugees fleeing oppression in the countries of southern Africa also went to live in Tanzania. The author was a young news reporter in Dar es Salaam in the early seventies and got the chance to know some of the freedom fighters and their leaders who were based there during those days. He also interviewed a number of them and has provided an additional perspective to his work as a primary source of some of the material included in his book. It was one of the most important periods in the history of post-colonial Africa. Most countries on the continent had won independence by 1968. The toughest struggle was in the few strongholds of white minority rule in the southern part of the continent and in the Portuguese colony of Guinea-Bissau/Cape Verde in West Africa which finally ended in victory. As President Nyerere once said: "Throughout history, nationalist struggles have had one end: victory."

Author : Bridgette Kasuka, Editor
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781300693239

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Tanzanian Writers and Their Country by Bridgette Kasuka, Editor Pdf

This work looks at Tanzanian writers and their writings. The book is also about their home country Tanzania including its history, different ethnic groups and their cultures.

Author : Dolnik Adam,Butime Herman
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781786341464

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Understanding The Lord's Resistance Army Insurgency by Dolnik Adam,Butime Herman Pdf

Understanding the Lord's Resistance Army Insurgency provides a concise overview of the LRA, which has, for almost 30 years, conducted untold atrocities across the central African nations of Uganda, Southern Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic. This book examines the LRA's emergence and evolution, the ideology, strategy and tactics behind it, motivational aspects of its recruitment, its engagement in peace processes, and a detailed description of leadership and group dynamics. This work is based on a wide range of written sources and extensive interviews with individuals intimately related to the group including top LRA commanders, government sources, victims, child soldiers, abductees and wives of Joseph Kony. Moving past stories of unimaginable brutality, forced recruitment, and the group's mystical belief system, the book provides a well-grounded analysis of the different stages of the LRA's development. It demonstrates how the group represents an obscure case study that challenges many of the common assumptions about the operational dynamics of terrorist organizations. Written to fill a gap in academia in relation to African- and Christianity-based terrorism, this book is suitable for students, researchers and practitioners in political sciences, war, conflict and terrorism studies, African politics and international relations and development.

Author : David Kyoso
Publisher : Intercontinental Books
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781981731503

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Godfrey Mwakikagile: Biography of an Africanist by David Kyoso Pdf

This is a collection of biographical accounts and other writings about Godfrey Mwakikagile, a writer from Tanzania and specialist in African studies. Included are some autobiographical accounts. The work complements his autobiographical writings to provide a broader perspective on him and his contribution to the study of post-colonial Africa.

Author : Bridgette Kasuka
Publisher : African Books
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9789987160280

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African Writers by Bridgette Kasuka Pdf

This work looks at some African writers, including those who are not well-known, to show the potential and diversity in the works produced by Africans. Included is a profile of Chinua Achebe and commentaries on his works soon after he passed away.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Africa
ISBN : WISC:89126203512

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AF Press Clips by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States Department of State. Bureau of African Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112127001

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

Author : Anne King,R.M.A.Van Zwanenberg
Publisher : Springer
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1975-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781349024421

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An Economic History of Kenya and Uganda, 1800-1970 by Anne King,R.M.A.Van Zwanenberg Pdf

Author : Robert Muggah
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781848137424

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No Refuge by Robert Muggah Pdf

'Africa's refugee and IDP camps are a cause of major concern to the international community. Millions of men, women and children endure situations of protracted displacement in deplorable conditions. In the absence of more durable solutions, refugees and IDPs in many situations are exceptionally susceptible to militarization. No Refuge describes how the phenomenon of refugee militarization threatens to undermine asylum and protection. This edited volume is a timely and invaluable resource for governments, UNHCR protection officers, UN agencies, and NGOs. It is a must-read for all concerned with improving the safety and rights of refugees and IDPs on the ground.' António Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 'No Refuge provides a timely analysis by a group of Africa experts of the causes and consequences of refugee militarization in Africa. It should prove invaluable for practitioners, policy-makers and academics in their quest to find practical and effective remedies for this growing humanitarian and security problem. I highly recommend it.' Professor Gil Loescher, Centre for International Studies, University of Oxford The militarization of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) is a persistent and tragic feature of protracted displacement situations, especially in Africa. The phenomenon threatens access to asylum and protection-core pillars of refugee law and the mandates of aid agencies. But while policy debates rage over how best to disarm refugees and prevent them from destabilizing neighbouring states, there is surprisingly little evidence explaining why displaced people arm themselves or precisely how militarization affects hosting communities. No Refuge analyses the experience of refugee and IDP militarization in several African countries affected by and emerging from civil war, including Guinea, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania. It provides a considered overview of the historical, political and regional dimensions of refugee and IDP militarization in Africa, as well as international and national efforts to contain it.