The unseen archive of Idi Amin (Record no. 9838)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9783791386454
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 967.610 PET
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Derek R. Peterson and Richard Vokes
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Title The unseen archive of Idi Amin
Remainder of title photographs from the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Munich ; New York
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Prestel
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2021
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 157 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Includes bibliographical references.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Chosen from a collection of 70,000 negatives from the archive of the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation, the images in this remarkable collection were taken by Amin's personal photographers between the 1950s and mid-1980s. Like many dictators, Amin used photography as a means of spreading propaganda that would flatter his regime while obscuring its failures and abuses. Organized into thematic sections, these photographs show how Amin sought to gain support for acts such as his expulsion of tens of thousands of South Asians in 1972 and for the "Economic War," in which citizens charged with petty theft were tried and executed. There are also fascinating insights into the ways Amin hoped to promote Ugandan arts and culture, including a food-eating competition in Kampala and ceremonial visits to
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Amin, Idi, 1925-2003.
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        UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dodoma UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dodoma Africa 01/17/2025   967.610 PET URD001716 01/31/2025 01/17/2025 Book