The Teeth May Smile but the Heart Does Not Forget: Murder and Memory in Uganda - Couverture rigide

Rice, Andrew

 
9780805079654: The Teeth May Smile but the Heart Does Not Forget: Murder and Memory in Uganda
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ISBN 10 : 0805079653 ISBN 13 : 9780805079654
Editeur : Henry Holt & Company Inc, 2009

Synopsis

From Rwanda to Sierra Leone, African countries recovering from tyranny and war are facing an impossible dilemma: to overlook past atrocities for the sake of peace or to seek catharsis through tribunals and truth commissions. Uganda chose the path of forgetting: after Idi Amin's reign was overthrown, the new government opted for amnesty for his henchmen rather than prolonged conflict. Ugandans tried to bury their history, but reminders of the truth were never far from view. A stray clue to the 1972 disappearance of Eliphaz Laki led his son to a shallow grave - and then to three executioners, among them Amin's chief of staff. Laki's discovery resulted in a trial that gave voice to a nation's past: as lawyers argued, tribes clashed, and Laki pressed for justice, the trial offered Ugandans a promise of the reckoning they had been so long denied. For four years, Andrew Rice followed the trial, crossing Uganda to investigate Amin's legacy and the limits of reconciliation. At once a mystery, a historical accounting, and a portrait of modern Africa, "The Teeth may Smile, But the Heart Does Not Forget" is above all an exploration of how - and whether - the past can be laid to rest.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

From Rwanda to Sierra Leone, African countries recovering from tyranny and war are facing an impossible dilemma: to overlook past atrocities for the sake of peace or to seek catharsis through tribunals and truth commissions. Uganda chose the path of forgetting: after Idi Amin's reign was overthrown, the new government opted for amnesty for his henchmen rather than prolonged conflict. Ugandans tried to bury their history, but reminders of the truth were never far from view. A stray clue to the 1972 disappearance of Eliphaz Laki led his son to a shallow grave - and then to three executioners, among them Amin's chief of staff. Laki's discovery resulted in a trial that gave voice to a nation's past: as lawyers argued, tribes clashed, and Laki pressed for justice, the trial offered Ugandans a promise of the reckoning they had been so long denied. For four years, Andrew Rice followed the trial, crossing Uganda to investigate Amin's legacy and the limits of reconciliation. At once a mystery, a historical accounting, and a portrait of modern Africa, "The Teeth may Smile, But the Heart Does Not Forget" is above all an exploration of how - and whether - the past can be laid to rest.

Revue de presse

A keenly reported private detective story and...a vivid prism for examining some of the largest themes in Africa s history. --The New York Times Book Review

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Éditeur
Henry Holt & Company Inc
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0805079653
ISBN 13 
9780805079654
Reliure
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Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
288
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ISBN 10 :  0312429738 ISBN 13 :  9780312429737
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