Uganda: A Modern History

List of contents

1. Transformation into Dependence, 1888–1922 2. The Colonial State in the Rural Nexus: Chiefs, Peasants and Migrant Labour 3. The Colonial State in the Wider Economy: Changing Constraints and Priorities 4. The Struggle for Control of the Postcolonial State: Political Movements and Parties, 1938–62 5. The Political Economy of the Obote Regime, 1962–71 6. The Amin Regime, 1971–9

About the author

Jan Jelmert Jørgensen

Summary

Uganda: A Modern History (1981) provides a comprehensive political, social and economic history of Uganda from the beginnings of colonial rule in 1888. It focuses particularly on economic development as well as the political and social tendencies which shaped Ugandan society in the colonial and postcolonial period.

Product details

• Authors: Jan Jelmert Jorgensen, Jan Jelmert Jørgensen, Jan Jelmert Jrgensen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.10.2023
• EAN: 9781032590905
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3259090-5
• No. of pages: 380
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Africa, Social & cultural history, General & world history, Colonialism & imperialism, Economic history, Regional Studies, Comparative Politics, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history, Colonialism and imperialism, Regional / International studies, African History, General and world history, Development economics & emerging economies, History and Archaeology, Development economics and emerging economies, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, National liberation and independence