In Idi Amin' shadow : women, gender, and militarism in Uganda / / Alicia C. Decker

• Autore: Decker Alicia C.
• Pubblicazione: Athens, Ohio : , : Ohio University Press, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (263 p.)
• Disciplina: 967.61042
• Soggetto topico: Women - Uganda - Social conditions - 20th century; Violence - Uganda - History - 20th century; Women and the military - Uganda; Women and war - Uganda; Militarism - Uganda; Sex role - Uganda
• Soggetto geografico: Uganda Social conditions 1971-1979
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: In Idi Amin' shadow
• ISBN: 0-8214-4502-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910807722603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: New African histories series.