1st Edition
The Rwenzururu Movement in Uganda Struggling for Recognition
By Martin Doornbos
Copyright 2018
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
258 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book provides a comprehensive account and analysis of the Rwenzururu movement in Western Uganda. The movement began in the 1960s in the Rwenzori region of Toro District, and was a protest by the minority Bakonzo and Baamba ethnic groups against their continued discrimination and incorporation in the Batoro-dominated kingdom-district. In the course of the years this movement... Read more
1. Introduction
2. Origins and Overview
3., Outburst and Early Engagements of the Movement 1962-67
4. Rwenzururu Engagements: A Regional Breakdown
5. Shifting Aims and Priorities: From Ethnic Protest and Secession to the Demand for Recognition of Rwenzururu Kingship
6. Rwenzururu Songs: Musical Form and Political Tones –with Peter Cooke
7. Conclusion: Rwenzururu in Retrospect
Biography
Martin Doornbos is Professor Emeritus at the International Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, the Netherlands.
