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Idi Amin ruled Uganda between 1971 and 1979, inflicting tremendous violence on the people of the country. How did Amin's regime survive for eight calamitous years? Drawing on recently uncovered archival material, Derek Peterson reconstructs the political logic of the era, focusing on the ordinary people—civil servants, curators and artists, businesspeople, patriots—who invested their energy and resources in making the government work.

A forthright, honest and rousingly triumphant memoir from a woman who has to live with a highly visible different appearancedue to a rare skin condition. Say hello to Carly. 'In fairytales,the characters who look different are often castas the villain or monsters. It's only when they shed their...

On how our sense of balance has defined us as a nation and will safeguard our future. In the years that John Howard served in the national parliament he came to understand the special character of Australia; to appreciate its strengths and weaknesses; and most importantly to respect the sense of...

In September 2015, Joe Hockey's promising political career was brought to a dramatic end when Malcolm Turnbull successfully challenged Prime Minister Tony Abbott for the Liberal leadership. After felling the Abbott/Hockey government, Turnbull informed Hockey that he would no longer be treasurer...

A powerful story of how one man didn't let other people define him 'Bariz gifts us his truth-telling, delivered with unwavering optimism.' Matt Brown, author of She Is Not Your Rehab 'Beautifully written. Takes us right inside a young person's life and is ultimately uplifting in the way they...

Néstor Kirchner asumió como presidente de Argentina en 2003. Su alineación política, considerada dentro de Argentina como centro-izquierda estaba caracterizada por un fuerte sentido de justicia social y el empoderamiento del pueblo. Entre sus mandatos más reconocidos están la abolición de las leyes de obediencia debida y punto final, las cuales dejaban impunes a los involucrados en las desapariciones y otros crímenes cometidos en la dictadura militar de 1974 a 1983.

Hun har selv været en del af det aktivistiske miljø, der med radikale metoder kæmper for minoriteters synlighed. I dag ser hun mere kritisk på de holdninger, som hun automatisk indtog, og de aktiviteter hun i retfærdighedens navn deltog i. Med humor og med alvor fører Aminata læseren ind i det tankesæt, der de senere år har fået Det Kongelige Teater til at indføre selvcensur, fået DR til at nedsætte et kvotemangfoldighedsteam, og Kunstakademiet til at kaste kunstnerisk frihed i havnen.

Famosos pensador y político peruano, fue fundador y líder histórico de la Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana, (actual APRA o Partido Aprista Peruano), el más longevo y el de mayor consistencia orgánica de la política del Perú. Reconocido como uno de los más importantes ideólogos políticos de Latinoamérica y figura clave, junto a José Carlos Mariátegui, para la formación de los partidos políticos de masas en el Perú, su biografía es clave para entender el pensamiento político del siglo XX.