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Ghosts in the Academy: Historians and Historical Consciousness in the Making of Modern Uganda

Comparative studies in society and history, 2014-04, Vol.56 (2), p.351-380 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright © Society for the Comparative Study of Society and History 2014 ;Society for the Comparative Study of Society and History 2014 ;ISSN: 0010-4175 ;EISSN: 1475-2999 ;DOI: 10.1017/S0010417514000073 ;CODEN: CSSHAN

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Title:
Ghosts in the Academy: Historians and Historical Consciousness in the Making of Modern Uganda
Author: Reid, Richard J.
Subjects: 19th century ; 20th century ; Africa ; African culture ; African history ; Clans ; Colonialism ; Competition ; Consciousness ; Cultural heritage ; Culture ; Decolonization ; Economic Development ; Economic growth ; Economic history ; Economic Stabilization ; Historians ; Historical analysis ; History ; History instruction ; Hostility ; Kingdoms ; Kingship ; Modern history ; Modern society ; Modernization ; Nation building ; Nationalism ; Partition ; Political parties ; Politics ; Postcolonialism ; Precolonial history ; Risk ; Scholars, Subjects, and the State ; Stability ; Sub Saharan Africa ; Twentieth Century ; Uganda
Is Part Of: Comparative studies in society and history, 2014-04, Vol.56 (2), p.351-380
Description: The public and professional significance of precolonial History as a discipline has declined markedly across much of sub-Saharan Africa over the last forty years: History has been both demonized—depicted as deeply dangerous and the source of savagery and instability—and portrayed as irrelevant when set alongside the needs for economic modernization and “development.” This paper explores this trend in the context of Uganda, with a particular focus on the kingdom of Buganda, chosen for its particularly rich oral and literary heritage and the thematic opportunities offered by its complex and troubled twentieth century. The paper aims to explore how “the past”—with a focus on the precolonial era—has been understood there in several distinct periods. These include the era of imperial partition and the formation of the Uganda Protectorate between the 1880s and the 1910s; competition for political space within colonial society to the 1950s; decolonization and the struggle to create new nationhood in the mid-twentieth century; and political crises and partial recovery since the 1970s. Ultimately, the paper seeks to assess the role of History in a modern African society vis-à-vis the developmental agendas and notions of economic growth against which African “progress” and prospects for “stability” are currently measured.
Publisher: New York, USA: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0010-4175
EISSN: 1475-2999
DOI: 10.1017/S0010417514000073
CODEN: CSSHAN
Source: ProQuest Central

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Ghosts in the Academy: Historians and Historical Consciousness in the Making of Modern Uganda

Copyright © Society for the Comparative Study of Society and History 2014 ;Society for the Comparative Study of Society and History 2014 ;ISSN: 0010-4175 ;EISSN: 1475-2999 ;DOI: 10.1017/S0010417514000073 ;CODEN: CSSHAN

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