Idi Amin ruled Uganda between 1971 and 1979, inflicting tremendous violence on the people of the country. How did Amin’s regime survive for eight calamitous years? In A Popular History of Idi Amin’s Uganda, Derek Peterson reconstructs the political logic of the era. In this case study of how patriotic people sacrificed themselves in service to a dictator, Peterson provides lessons for our own time.
Idi Amin ruled Uganda between 1971 and 1979, inflicting tremendous violence on the people of the country. How did Amin’s regime survive for eight calamitous years? In A Popular History of Idi Amin’s Uganda, Derek Peterson reconstructs the political logic of the era. In this case study of how patriotic people sacrificed themselves in service to a dictator, Peterson provides lessons for our own time.
