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Just dropped: a new podcast, in which I talk about my new book _A Popular History of Idi Amin's Uganda_ for Meena Ariagno's Global Civility project. Have a listen here.
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04.09.2025 13:59 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I have just finished reading A Popular History of Idi Amin's Uganda by Derek Peterson - an excellent book. While the subject matter is, at times, grim, he really excels at weaving the lives of ordinary people (living in extraordinary times) into a more broadly themed narrative. Beautifully written.
01.08.2025 13:57 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Idi Amin made himself out to be the ‘liberator’ of an oppressed majority – a demagogic trick that endures today
A new book delves into the tactics and people that propped up the brutal Ugandan dictator’s regime.
Ugandan President Idi Amin once suggested he replace Queen Elizabeth II as head of the Commonwealth, citing Britain's "collapsing economy" and the end of its empire. A look at how Amin positioned Uganda on the world stage: theconversation.com/idi-amin-mad... By Derek R. Peterson @umich.edu
19.07.2025 02:30 — 👍 17 🔁 7 💬 4 📌 2
My new book--A Popular History of Idi Amin's Uganda--publishes today! Based on newly-available government archives, the book shows why and how Amin's regime commanded popular support.
It can be bought on paper or as an e-book here:
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
24.06.2025 11:27 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
