02717nam 2200685 450 991078705370332120230126213417.00-8214-4502-2(CKB)3710000000249174(EBL)1794573(SSID)ssj0001350157(PQKBManifestationID)11752925(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001350157(PQKBWorkID)11288440(PQKB)10536762(MiAaPQ)EBC1794573(Au-PeEL)EBL1794573(CaPaEBR)ebr10944062(OCoLC)892240014(EXLCZ)99371000000024917420141009h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIn Idi Amin' shadow women, gender, and militarism in Uganda /Alicia C. DeckerAthens, Ohio :Ohio University Press,2014.©20141 online resource (263 p.)New African HistoriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8214-2117-4 0-8214-2118-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index In Idi Amin's Shadow is a rich social history examining Ugandan women's complex and sometimes paradoxical relationship to Amin'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'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 "disappeared" by the state's secuNew African histories series.WomenUgandaSocial conditions20th centuryViolenceUgandaHistory20th centuryWomen and the militaryUgandaWomen and warUgandaMilitarismUgandaSex roleUgandaUgandaSocial conditions1971-1979WomenSocial conditionsViolenceHistoryWomen and the militaryWomen and warMilitarismSex role967.61042Decker Alicia C.1504457MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787053703321In Idi Amin' shadow3733476UNINA