A History of Modern Uganda

A comprehensive history of Uganda, examining its political, economic and social development from its precolonial origins to the present day.

Richard J. Reid (Author)

9781107671126, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 17 February 2017

428 pages, 8 maps
22.8 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.6 kg

'A History of Modern Uganda elegantly offers both a much needed overview of Uganda's history that is grounded in its deeper past and shows the ways that history reverberates into the present. By consistently and very effectively pulling the north and east into dialogue with the south and west, Reid powerfully makes the case for a national history that predates the Uganda Agreement of 1900, all while demonstrating the transformative nature of the twentieth century.' Rhiannon Stephens, Columbia University, New York

This book is the first major study in several decades to consider Uganda as a nation, from its precolonial roots to the present day. Here, Richard J. Reid examines the political, economic, and social history of Uganda, providing a unique and wide-ranging examination of its turbulent and dynamic past for all those studying Uganda's place in African history and African politics. Reid identifies and examines key points of rupture and transition in Uganda's history, emphasising dramatic political and social change in the precolonial era, especially during the nineteenth century, and he also examines the continuing repercussions of these developments in the colonial and postcolonial periods. By considering the ways in which historical culture and consciousness has been ever present - in political discourse, art and literature, and social relationships - Reid defines the true extent of Uganda's viable national history.

Explanations, apologies and acknowledgements
List of maps
Prologue: a view from the museum
1. Refractions: beholding Uganda
2. Pensive nation: the age of blood and rebirth
3. Rukidi's children: the trials and tribulations of Kabalega and Mwanga
4. The adventures of Zigeye and Atuk: the age of opportunity and disparity
5. Kings and others: history and modernity
Epilogue: managing time and space
Sources and bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Political structure & processes [JPH], Colonialism & imperialism [HBTQ], African history [HBJH]