essay
Traditional values and current political behavior
King's men : leadership and status in Buganda on the eve of independence • London • Published In 1964 • Pages: 294-335
By: Richards, Audrey I. (Audrey Isabel).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this study Richards examines twentieth century Buganda politics in light of traditional political values. The extremely personal, competitive, and high-stakes politics of traditional Buganda has influenced the way politics is waged in Uganda's modern bureaucratic state. Policy debates and political movements are rife with personal rivalries and vendettas. Richards also discusses the political events surrounding the deportation and temporary exile of the Buganda king (1953-1955). The shame, grief and love expressed by most Baganda towards their king at this time reflected the continued significance of the monarchy as a central element in the political and social life of Buganda.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Government institutions
- Political behavior
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Ganda
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1998
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard ; 1997
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not specified
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1862-1962
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Uganda
- NotesAdditional notes
- A. I. Richards
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 64002741
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Ganda (African people)