🎉 New to MixCache.com? Sign up now and get $5.00 FREE CREDIT towards any ebook purchase!* Create Account →

A Concise History of Uganda
The Story of a Nation

Book Details
About this book:

A Concise History of Uganda # A Concise History of Uganda: The Story of a Nation

Long before European explorers ever charted its borders, Uganda was home to powerful kingdoms that rivaled any in sophistication on the African continent. From the magnificent courts of Buganda to the legendary Chwezi dynasties, the story of this extraordinary nation stretches back thousands of years—a saga of migration, innovation, rivalry, and resilience that stretches from the shores of Lake Victoria to the peaks of the Rwenzori Mountains.

This sweeping yet accessible narrative takes you on a journey through the full arc of Uganda's past: the rise and fall of ancient kingdoms, the disruption of colonial rule, the euphoria and heartbreak of independence, the dark years under Idi Amin, the devastation wrought by the Lord's Resistance Army, and the painful, hopeful march toward reconstruction and reform. Rich with vivid detail and grounded in careful scholarship, *A Concise History of Uganda* does more than recount events—it reveals the enduring spirit of a nation that has repeatedly risen from the ashes to imagine a better future. If you've ever wanted to understand the forces that have shaped modern East Africa, this is the book you've been waiting for.

Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 The Land Before Colonization: Ancient Kingdoms and Societies
  • Chapter 2 The Rise of the Buganda Kingdom and Inter-Kingdom Dynamics
  • Chapter 3 The Arrival of Arab Traders and the Indian Ocean Trade Networks
  • Chapter 4 European Exploration and the Scramble for East Africa
  • Chapter 5 British Colonial Administration and the Making of Uganda (1894–1900)
  • Chapter 6 Indirect Rule and the Transformation of Traditional Authority
  • Chapter 7 Missionaries, Education, and the Shaping of Colonial Society
  • Chapter 8 Economic Exploitation: Agriculture, Cash Crops, and Labor Systems
  • Chapter 9 The Uganda Agreement of 1900 and the Colonial Legal Framework
  • Chapter 10 Resistance Movements: The Nyangwe and Other Rebellions
  • Chapter 11 The Road to Independence: Political Awakening and Nationalism
  • Chapter 12 Independence in 1962: The Proclamation of the Republic
  • Chapter 13 Milton Obote and the First Years of Self-Governance
  • Chapter 14 The 1966 Crisis and the Abolition of Traditional Kingdoms
  • Chapter 15 Idi Amin’s Rise to Power and the 1971 Coup
  • Chapter 16 The Amin Regime: Repression, Conflicts, and International Isolation
  • Chapter 17 The Tanzania-Uganda War and the Fall of Amin (1978–1979)
  • Chapter 18 The Museveni Revolution: The National Resistance Army and Liberation
  • Chapter 19 Post-Amin Reconstruction: Civil Wars and Northern Insurgencies
  • Chapter 20 The Lord’s Resistance Army: Joseph Kony and Decades of Conflict
  • Chapter 21 Economic Reforms Under Museveni: Structural Adjustments and Growth
  • Chapter 22 Political Governance and the Challenges of Leadership
  • Chapter 23 Social Transformations: Identity, Ethnicity, and Cultural Shifts
  • Chapter 24 Uganda in the 21st Century: Regional Role and Global Interactions
  • Chapter 25 Contemporary Issues: Democracy, Development, and National Prospects
Extended Catalog title. This book is part of our extended catalog and is sourced after you order. Usually this process takes less than an hour to a few hours. We'll email you when your ebook is ready.
Author:

Kenneth Washington

Published By:

MixCache.com Extended Catalog

Type:

Nonfiction

Date Published:

June 13, 2026

Sample:

Read Sample

🎁 Includes the ebook FREE
Read it the moment it's ready, while you wait for your hardcover — no extra charge.
🚚 FREE Shipping in the USA
$7 flat rate per book to all other countries
Order:

Click to order this hardcover:

Buy Now
Ebook included · Printed to order Secure Payment
$