Controlling Anger: The Anthropology of Gisu Violence
First published in 1989 and now in paperback, this book is of special interest to those studying the consequences of a breakdown of political control in modern Africa. Set in the immediate post-independence period in Uganda, this study deals with the local effects of a collapse of state authority, and explores the problem of social control as one of self-control linked with the construction of male gender identity. North America: Ohio U Press; Uganda: Fountain Publishers
Author: Suzette Heald
Format: Paperback, 312 pages, 138mm x 216mm
Published: 1998, James Currey, United Kingdom
Genre: Gender Studies / Gay & Lesbian Studies
First published in 1989 and now in paperback, this book is of special interest to those studying the consequences of a breakdown of political control in modern Africa. Set in the immediate post-independence period in Uganda, this study deals with the local effects of a collapse of state authority, and explores the problem of social control as one of self-control linked with the construction of male gender identity. North America: Ohio U Press; Uganda: Fountain Publishers