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The teeth may smile but the heart does not forget : murder and memory in Uganda / Andrew Rice.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Picador, 2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 363 p. : ill., map ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780805079654
  • 0805079653
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 967.6104/2 22
LOC classification:
  • DT433.283 .R5 2010
Online resources:
Contents:
Prologue : 1979 -- The Western Rift -- The key -- UYO 010 -- The big man -- Decent rest -- The brightest star -- A serious young man -- Singapore -- A shallow grave -- Exhumation -- The prisoner -- Among the cannibals -- The lions -- September 1972 -- Bad omen -- The scars -- The prosecution -- Taking the stand -- The defense -- Judgment -- Reprise -- Epilogue : Ndeija.
Summary: After Idi Amin's reign was overthrown, the new government opted for amnesty for his henchmen rather than prolonged conflict. Ugandans tried to bury their history, but reminders of the truth were never far from view until a stray clue to the 1972 disappearance of Eliphaz Laki led his son to a shallow grave resulted in a trial that gave voice to a nation's past. In his book, Andrew Rice follows the trial, crossing Uganda to investigate Amin's legacy and the limits of reconciliation.
Item type: Books
Holdings
Current library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
Judith Thomas Library General Stacks BKS DT 433.283 .R53 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA001832 Available AUA001832

Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-346) and index.

Prologue : 1979 -- The Western Rift -- The key -- UYO 010 -- The big man -- Decent rest -- The brightest star -- A serious young man -- Singapore -- A shallow grave -- Exhumation -- The prisoner -- Among the cannibals -- The lions -- September 1972 -- Bad omen -- The scars -- The prosecution -- Taking the stand -- The defense -- Judgment -- Reprise -- Epilogue : Ndeija.

After Idi Amin's reign was overthrown, the new government opted for amnesty for his henchmen rather than prolonged conflict. Ugandans tried to bury their history, but reminders of the truth were never far from view until a stray clue to the 1972 disappearance of Eliphaz Laki led his son to a shallow grave resulted in a trial that gave voice to a nation's past. In his book, Andrew Rice follows the trial, crossing Uganda to investigate Amin's legacy and the limits of reconciliation.