LEADER 02750nam 2200697 450 001 9910460010203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8214-4502-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000000249174 035 $a(EBL)1794573 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001350157 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11752925 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001350157 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11288440 035 $a(PQKB)10536762 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1794573 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1794573 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10944062 035 $a(OCoLC)892240014 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000249174 100 $a20141009h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIn Idi Amin' shadow $ewomen, gender, and militarism in Uganda /$fAlicia C. Decker 210 1$aAthens, Ohio :$cOhio University Press,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (263 p.) 225 1 $aNew African Histories 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8214-2117-4 311 $a0-8214-2118-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $a In Idi Amin's Shadow is a rich social history examining Ugandan women's complex and sometimes paradoxical relationship to Amin's military state. Based on more than one hundred interviews with women who survived the regime, as well as a wide range of primary sources, this book reveals how the violence of Amin's militarism resulted in both opportunities and challenges for women. Some assumed positions of political power or became successful entrepreneurs, while others endured sexual assault or experienced the trauma of watching their brothers, husbands, or sons "disappeared" by the state's secu 410 0$aNew African histories series. 606 $aWomen$zUganda$xSocial conditions$y20th century 606 $aViolence$zUganda$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aWomen and the military$zUganda 606 $aWomen and war$zUganda 606 $aMilitarism$zUganda 606 $aSex role$zUganda 607 $aUganda$xSocial conditions$y1971-1979 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWomen$xSocial conditions 615 0$aViolence$xHistory 615 0$aWomen and the military 615 0$aWomen and war 615 0$aMilitarism 615 0$aSex role 676 $a967.61042 700 $aDecker$b Alicia C.$0992435 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910460010203321 996 $aIn Idi Amin' shadow$92272461 997 $aUNINA