Carceral afterlives: prisons, detention, and punishment in postcolonial Uganda
Introduction Captivity and Freedom in Postcolonial Uganda -- Colonial "Cinderella": Prisons and Punishment in the Colonial Period -- A National Prisons Service -- Professional Identities and Institutional Imaginaries: Prison Work in the Postcolonial State -- Detention and Dissent in the Ob...
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| Tipo de documento: | Print Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Athens, Ohio
Ohio University Press
[2022]
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| En: | Año: 2022 |
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| Disponibilidad en Tübingen: | Disponible en Tübingen. UB: KB 21 A 2164 |
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| Parallel Edition: | Electrónico
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| Sumario: | Introduction Captivity and Freedom in Postcolonial Uganda -- Colonial "Cinderella": Prisons and Punishment in the Colonial Period -- A National Prisons Service -- Professional Identities and Institutional Imaginaries: Prison Work in the Postcolonial State -- Detention and Dissent in the Obote I Years -- "Dungeons," Disappearance, and Detention: Punishment during the Amin Years -- State of War: Conflict and Confinement After Amin -- Conclusion Contested Pasts, Contested Futures. "This social and political history analyzes how incarceration, a practice and policy with colonial origins, was central to both the exertion of and challenges to state power in postcolonial Uganda. The book also illustrates the persistent imbrication of prisons, punishment, politics, and struggles for decolonization and freedom across the globe"-- |
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| Notas: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Descripción Física: | xviii, 280 Seiten, Illustrationen, Karten |
| ISBN: | 9780821424780 9780821424773 |
