Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 352 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Contents |
Introduction: Idi Amin Dada, man and myth -- 'Wrung from the withers of the Western Nile': background, birth and youth, 1928(?)-46 -- 'He comes from a fighting race': life in the King's African Rifles, 1946(?)-59 -- A resistible rise? 1959-65 -- Amin and Obote, 1965-69 -- 'Martial music': the build-up, the coup and the aftermath, 1969-71 -- A honeymoon and four divorces: the first two years of Uganda's Second Republic, 1971-73 -- The centre cannot hold: President Amin, 1973-76 -- Decline and fall: Idi Amin and Uganda, 1977-79, and after |
Summary |
The first serious full-length biography of modern Africa's most famous dictator. Idi Amin began his career in the British army in colonial Uganda, and worked his way up the ranks before seizing power in a British-backed coup in 1971. He built a violent and unstable dictatorship, ruthlessly eliminating perceived enemies and expelling Uganda's Asian population as the country plunged into social and economic chaos. In this powerful and provocative new account, Mark Leopold places Amin's military background and close relationship with the British state at the heart of the story. He traces the interwoven development of Amin's career and his popular image as an almost supernaturally evil monster, demonstrating the impossibility of fully distinguishing the truth from the many myths surrounding the dictator. Using an innovative biographical approach, Leopold reveals how Amin was, from birth, deeply rooted in the history of British colonial rule, how his rise was a legacy of imperialism, and how his monstrous image was created |
Notes |
"Release date: June 8, 2020." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-344) and index |
Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (JSTOR, viewed December 17, 2020) |
Subject |
Amin, Idi, 1925-2003.
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SUBJECT |
Amin, Idi, 1925-2003 fast |
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Presidents -- Uganda -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State.
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Presidents
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Berufslaufbahn
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Innenpolitik
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Karriere
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Staatsoberhaupt
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Diktatur
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Uganda -- History -- 1971-1979. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139286
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Uganda
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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collective biographies.
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Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780300154405 |
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0300154402 |
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