The Resource In Idi Amin's shadow : women, gender, and militarism in Uganda, Alicia C. Decker
In Idi Amin's shadow : women, gender, and militarism in Uganda, Alicia C. Decker
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- Summary
- In Idi Amin{u2019}s Shadow is a rich social history examining Ugandan women{u2019}s complex and sometimes paradoxical relationship to Amin{u2019}s military state. Based on more than one hundred interviews with women who survived the regime, as well as a wide range of primary sources, this book reveals how the violence of Amin{u2019}s militarism resulted in both opportunities and challenges for women. Some assumed positions of political power or became successful entrepreneurs, while others endured sexual assault or experienced the trauma of watching their brothers, husbands, or sons 2disappeared3 by the state{u2019}s security forces. In Idi Amin{u2019}s Shadow considers the crucial ways that gender informed and was informed by the ideology and practice of militarism in this period. By exploring this relationship, Alicia C. Decker offers a nuanced interpretation of Amin{u2019}s Uganda and the lives of the women who experienced and survived its violence. Each chapter begins with the story of one woman whose experience illuminates some larger theme of the book. In this way, it becomes clear that the politics of military rule were highly relevant to women and gender relations, just as the politics of gender were central to militarism. By drawing upon critical security studies, feminist studies, and violence studies, Decker demonstrates that Amin{u2019}s dictatorship was far more complex and his rule much more strategic than most observers have ever imagined. --Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Label
- In Idi Amin's shadow : women, gender, and militarism in Uganda
- Title
- In Idi Amin's shadow
- Title remainder
- women, gender, and militarism in Uganda
- Statement of responsibility
- Alicia C. Decker
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In Idi Amin{u2019}s Shadow is a rich social history examining Ugandan women{u2019}s complex and sometimes paradoxical relationship to Amin{u2019}s military state. Based on more than one hundred interviews with women who survived the regime, as well as a wide range of primary sources, this book reveals how the violence of Amin{u2019}s militarism resulted in both opportunities and challenges for women. Some assumed positions of political power or became successful entrepreneurs, while others endured sexual assault or experienced the trauma of watching their brothers, husbands, or sons 2disappeared3 by the state{u2019}s security forces. In Idi Amin{u2019}s Shadow considers the crucial ways that gender informed and was informed by the ideology and practice of militarism in this period. By exploring this relationship, Alicia C. Decker offers a nuanced interpretation of Amin{u2019}s Uganda and the lives of the women who experienced and survived its violence. Each chapter begins with the story of one woman whose experience illuminates some larger theme of the book. In this way, it becomes clear that the politics of military rule were highly relevant to women and gender relations, just as the politics of gender were central to militarism. By drawing upon critical security studies, feminist studies, and violence studies, Decker demonstrates that Amin{u2019}s dictatorship was far more complex and his rule much more strategic than most observers have ever imagined. --Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- IEN/DLC
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- Decker, Alicia C
- Dewey number
- 967.61042
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HN794.A8
- LC item number
- D32 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- New African histories
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Amin, Idi
- Uganda
- Women
- Violence
- Women and the military
- Women and war
- Militarism
- Sex role
- Label
- In Idi Amin's shadow : women, gender, and militarism in Uganda, Alicia C. Decker
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- volume
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 880966194
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- xvii, 244 pages
- Isbn
- 9780821421178
- Isbn Type
- (hc : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2014020779
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)880966194
- Label
- In Idi Amin's shadow : women, gender, and militarism in Uganda, Alicia C. Decker
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 880966194
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- xvii, 244 pages
- Isbn
- 9780821421178
- Isbn Type
- (hc : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2014020779
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)880966194
Subject
- Sex role -- Uganda
- Uganda -- Social conditions -- 1971-1979
- Violence -- Uganda -- History -- 20th century
- Women -- Uganda -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- Women and the military -- Uganda
- Women and war -- Uganda
- Amin, Idi, 1925-2003 -- Political and social views
- Militarism -- Uganda
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