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We are the voice of the grass : interfaith peace activism in northern Uganda /

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From the 1980s until the late 2000s the northern region of Uganda endured a reign of terror imposed by the LRA & its founder Joseph Kony. The LRA movement's brutal tactics - abducting boys for training as soldiers, kidnapping girls as officers' sexual partners, raping, maiming & ki...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hoekema, David A. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Lord's Resistance Army.
Lord's Resistance Army
Uganda > Politics and government > 1979-
Acholi (African people) > Uganda > Social conditions.
Conflict management > Uganda > Religious aspects.
Interdenominational cooperation > Uganda.
Peace-building > Uganda.
Ouganda > Politique et gouvernement > 1979-
Acholi (Peuple d'Afrique) > Ouganda > Conditions sociales.
Gestion des conflits > Ouganda > Aspect religieux.
Coopération interconfessionnelle > Ouganda.
Consolidation de la paix > Ouganda.
HISTORY > Africa > Central.
Conflict management > Religious aspects
Interdenominational cooperation
Peace-building
Politics and government
Uganda
Since 1979
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • How the world sees Uganda
  • From kingdoms to protectorate to nation
  • Politicians and prophets
  • Religion and culture in Uganda
  • Conflict, displacement, and interfaith activism
  • Peace comes to northern Uganda
  • Perpetrators and victims return home
  • Healing conflict and building community.