First scholarly treatment of Uganda's first elected ruler; offers
new insights into the religious and political history of modern
Uganda. Assassinated by Idi Amin and a democratic ally of J.F.
Kennedy during the Cold War, Benedicto Kiwanuka was Uganda's most
controversial and disruptive politician, and his legacy is still
divisive. On the eve of independence, he led the Democratic Party
(DP), a national movement of predominantly Catholic activists, to
end political inequalities and religious discrimination. Along the
way, he became Uganda's first prime minister and first Ugandan
chief justice. Earle and Carney show how Kiwanuka and Catholic
activists struggled to create an inclusive vision of the state, a
vision that resulted in relentless intimidation and extra-judicial
killings. Focusing closely on the competing Catholic projects that
circulated throughout Uganda, this book offers new ways of thinking
about the history of democratic thought, while pushing the study of
Catholicism in Africa outside of the church and beyond the gaze of
missionaries. Drawing on never before seen sources from Kiwanuka's
personal papers, the authors upend many of the assumptions that
have framed Uganda's political and religious history for over sixty
years, as well as repositioning Uganda's politics within the global
arena. Fountain: Uganda
General
| Imprint: |
James Currey
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Religion in Transforming Africa |
| Release date: |
April 2021 |
| First published: |
2021 |
| Authors: |
Jonathon L. Earle
(Royalty Account)
• J J Carney
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
266 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-84701-240-1 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-84701-240-X |
| Barcode: |
9781847012401 |
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