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A Concise History of South Sudan
Anders Breidlid
Anders Breidlid is at Oslo University College, Norway. . The focus is on the history of South Sudan, and is in this sense a pioneer work since it is the country's first secondary school book dealing primarily with the history of the South. Even thou…
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African democracy
Its origins and development in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania
Gardner Thompson
The concepts of democracy and good governance have been at the centre of criticism of governments all over the world. What democracy entails, however, has never been agreed, most notably on the African continent. African politicians who have been cr…
$42.00
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African music for school
Mbabi-Katana
This songbook for children brings together East African songs from vast and diverse folk heritages. It includes children's play, dance and story songs, and some patriotic and party songs, from the ethnic or language groups of Kenya, Uganda and Tanza…
Fountain Publishers
Kampala,
2002,
Paperback,
192 p., il,
(In English)
ISBN 9789970022946
UG00112
$55.00
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Fountain Publishers
Kampala,
2002,
Paperback,
192 p., il,
(In English)
ISBN 9789970022946
UG00112
African Musics in Context
Institutions, Culture, Identity
Thomas Solomon
Ethnomusicology deals with the study of the music of the world. The field is interdisciplinary, and ethnomusicologists draw on theory and method from folklore, cultural anthropology, historical musicology, literature, cultural studies and media stud…
$91.00
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Cultures at Crossroads
Homosexuality and Human Rights in Uganda
Alex Nkabahona, Archangel Rukooko Byaruhanga
The book highlights the debates and controversies that have been the subject of the media and other conversation spaces in Uganda in the recent past. Written from a human rights point of view, it exposes the discrimination and abuses suffered by gay…
$35.00
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Democratic engineering in Rwanda and Burundi
Jean-Marie Kagabo
In Democratic Engineering in Rwanda and Burundi the author argues that a democratic model which is suitable for single-cultural societies may not be applicable in multicultural societies; he illustrates that the liberal and socialist theories have n…
$85.00
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Ethnomusicology in East Africa
Perspectives from Uganda and beyond
Thomas Solomon, Sylvia A. Nannyonga-Tamusuza
"Ethnomusicology in East Africa" is a first for Uganda. It brings together thinkers and artists from Uganda, East Africa and further afield to discuss an area of vital importance to Africans as a people. The book presents selected papers from the Fi…
$100.00
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Heroic struggle: coping with chronic illnesses
Christine Matama
Christine Matama is a Ugandan public health specialist and counseling psychologist, with working experience of ten years in chronic illness settings. Presently working with Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC) Kampala, Uganda. Heroic Struggle: Copi…
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Informal and formal social protection systems in Sub-Saharan Africa
Stephen Devereux, Melese Getu
In recent years, social protection issues have gained unprecedented momentum in Africa. This is reflected in the fact that most African countries have either introduced or are considering social protection measures, as witnessed by initiatives withi…
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Innovating university education
Issues in Contemporary African Higher Education
Jude Ssempebwa, Peter Neema-Abooki, J. C. S. Musaazi
Makerere University started in 1922 as a humble technical school enrolling 14 day students of Carpentry, Building and Mechanics. Nine decades later, the University has made giant strides–enrolling over 35,000 students in over 145 study programmes ho…
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Islamic fundamentalism
The Quest for the Rights of Muslims in Uganda
Kazenga P. Tibenderana
Kazenga P. Tibenderana is a professor of African history at Makerere University. He specialises in the history of Islamic societies, and held a visiting professorship at the Islamic University in Uganda (2002-2005). He has published in all the major…
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I will not fear
Madinah Nakandha Kisubi
In I Will Not Fail Namukose does not want to end up like her mother, poor and bullied by her husband. She wants to do well in school and have a career. Because of her determination and courage, therefore, she manages to overcome some tough challenge…
$23.00
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Kings of disaster
Dualism, Centralism and the Scapegoat King in Southeastern Sudan
Simon Simonse
This is the long awaited, revised and illustrated edition of Kings of Disaster, the study of the Rainmakers of the Nilotic Sudan that is in many ways a breakthrough in anthropological thinking on African political systems. Taking his inspiration fro…
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Mkwamo
Masereka Levi Kahaika
Mkwamo is a Kiswahili play written by Masereka Levi Kahaika and Published in 2013. Though largely fictious Mkwamo is also partly built on the background of the two existing kingdoms of Kasulenge and Bupomboli, which represent the kingdoms of Buganda…
$26.00
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Not Yet Sunset
A Story of Survival and Perseverance in LRA Captivity
Grace Acan
This book is a story of Grace Acan's childhood, abduction and life inside the LRA. Grace never gave up hope of returning to Uganda to realise her dream. She escaped the LRA to resume her education, providing exceptional leadership to thousands of st…
$34.00
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Social work practice in Africa
Indigenous and Innovative Approaches
Janestic M. Twikirize, Helmut Spitzer
The importance of integrating indigenous knowledge systems into mainstream social work and ensuring context-specific, culturally relevant practice has long been emphasised in Africa and the Global South. This book, based on empirical research, prese…
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The defence of Lawino
Okot p'Bitek, Taban lo Liyong
A new translation of the late Okot p'Bitek's classic epic poem 'Wer pa Lawino', first published in Acholi in 1969, and recently listed in Africa's 100 Best Books.
Fountain Publishers
Kampala, Uganda,
2001,
Paperback,
132 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9789970022694
UG00117
$25.00
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Fountain Publishers
Kampala, Uganda,
2001,
Paperback,
132 p,
(In English)
ISBN 9789970022694
UG00117
The Raging Storm
A Reporter’s Inside Account of the Northern Uganda War, 1986-2005
Caroline Lamwaka
The "Raging Storm: A Reporter’s Inside Account of the Northern Uganda War, 1986-2005" is a highly personal and inside account of the northern Uganda war by a young woman whose early encounter with the conflict was as an on-the-ground war corresponde…
Fountain Publishers
Kampala, Uganda,
2016,
Paperback,
492 p,
(In English)
ISBN 978-9970-25-221-3
UG00010
$54.00
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Fountain Publishers
Kampala, Uganda,
2016,
Paperback,
492 p,
(In English)
ISBN 978-9970-25-221-3
UG00010
Tips on Ugandan culture
A visitor's guide
Shirley C. Byakutaga
Shirley Cathy Byakutaaga is a linguist, who conducts ‘cross-cultural orientation sessions’ for development workers in Africa coming from the Northern countries. She was previously a senior lecturer at the Institute of Languages, Makerere University,…
$37.00
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Uganda`s civil society
History, challenges, prospects
John De Coninck (ed.)
Is the notion of 'civil society' helpful in understanding Uganda's history and in positing scenarios for the future? Has civil society made a mark over the years? What drives its development and how does it relate to the State? What values inform th…
$95.00
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