"Stealing back" - Uganda's Nasser Road, political posters, forgery and resistance

There is a huge demand for forged documents in Uganda: from academic documents, bank statements, birth certificates, to identification cards. In the capital Kampala these documents are commonly made on Nasser Road. Below we unpack how these forged documents are regarded as indispensable, in a contex...

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1. VerfasserIn: Titeca, Kristof (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Serunkuma, Yusuf K.
Medienart: Druck Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2024
In: Capitalism and economic crime in Africa
Jahr: 2024, Seiten: 225-227
Verfügbarkeit prüfen: HBZ Gateway
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Zusammenfassung:There is a huge demand for forged documents in Uganda: from academic documents, bank statements, birth certificates, to identification cards. In the capital Kampala these documents are commonly made on Nasser Road. Below we unpack how these forged documents are regarded as indispensable, in a context where the state and private institutions are considered widely corrupt. We also explore the power of political posters designed on the road.
Beschreibung:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 227
ISBN:9781032788272