{"product_id":"in-idi-amins-shadow-women-gender-and-militarism-in-uganda-paperback","title":"In Idi Amin's Shadow: Women, Gender, and Militarism in Uganda - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlicia C. Decker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinalist for the 2015 Aidoo-Snyder Prize\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Idi Amin's Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e 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 security forces. \u003ci\u003eIn Idi Amin's Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e considers the crucial ways that gender informed and was informed by the ideology and practice of militarism in this period. By exploring this relationship, Alicia C. Decker offers a nuanced interpretation of Amin's Uganda and the lives of the women who experienced and survived its violence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Each chapter begins with the story of one woman whose experience illuminates some larger theme of the book. In this way, it becomes clear that the politics of military rule were highly relevant to women and gender relations, just as the politics of gender were central to militarism. By drawing upon critical security studies, feminist studies, and violence studies, Decker demonstrates that Amin's dictatorship was far more complex and his rule much more strategic than most observers have ever imagined.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlicia C. Decker\u003c\/strong\u003e is an associate professor of women's studies and African studies at Pennsylvania State University. She is the coauthor, with Andrea Arrington, of \u003ci\u003eAfricanizing Democracies: 1980 to the Present.\u003c\/i\u003e Her scholarly articles have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eInternational Journal of African Historical Studies, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWomen's History Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Eastern African Studies, \u003c\/i\u003e among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 244\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 02, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52618720215347,"sku":"9780821421185","price":69.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/djJTQUZiNU41UnVtblYrL1QxU0szZz09.webp?v=1761908242","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/in-idi-amins-shadow-women-gender-and-militarism-in-uganda-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}