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092 0  967 Amin|bengelska 
100 1  Leopold, Mark|4aut 
245 10 Idi Amin :|bthe story of Africa's icon of evil /|cMark 
       Leopold 
246 10 Story of Africa's icon of evil 
264  1 New Haven :|bYale University Press,|c[2020] 
264  4 |c©2020 
300    xiii, 351 pages|billustrations (some color)|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-344) and 
       index 
520 8  The first serious full-length biography of modern Africa's
       most famous dictator. Idi Amin began his career in the 
       British army in colonial Uganda, and worked his way up the
       ranks before seizing power in a British-backed coup in 
       1971. He built a violent and unstable dictatorship, 
       ruthlessly eliminating perceived enemies and expelling 
       Uganda's Asian population as the country plunged into 
       social and economic chaos. In this powerful and 
       provocative new account, Mark Leopold places Amin's 
       military background and close relationship with the 
       British state at the heart of the story. He traces the 
       interwoven development of Amin's career and his popular 
       image as an almost supernaturally evil monster, 
       demonstrating the impossibility of fully distinguishing 
       the truth from the many myths surrounding the dictator. 
       Using an innovative biographical approach, Leopold reveals
       how Amin was, from birth, deeply rooted in the history of 
       British colonial rule, how his rise was a legacy of 
       imperialism, and how his monstrous image was created 
600 10 Amin, Idi,|d1925-2003 
600 14 Amin, Idi,|dca 1925-2003 
600 17 Amin, Idi,|d1925-2003.|2fast 
600 17 Amin, Idi,|d1925-2003.|2nli 
648  7 1971-1979|2fast 
650  0 Presidents|zUganda|vBiography 
650  7 Diktatorer|2sao 
650  7 Presidenter|2sao 
650  7 Politics and government.|2fast 
650  7 Presidents.|2fast 
650  7 Presidents|zUganda|vBiography.|2nli 
651  0 Uganda|xPolitics and government|y1971-1979 
651  7 Uganda|2sao 
651  7 Uganda.|2fast 
651  7 Uganda|xPolitics and government|y1971-1979.|2nli 
655  2 Biography 
655  7 Biografier|2saogf 
655  7 Biographies.|2fast 
655  7 Biographies.|2lcgft 
655  7 Biographies.|2rvmgf