Book review: decolonising state and society in Uganda: the politics of knowledge and public life. Eds. Katherine Bruce-Lockhart, Jonathan L. Earle, Nakanyike B. Musisi, and Edgar C. Taylor. Cambridge: James Currey, 2022. Hardback ISBN: 9781847012975, $128

Jacqueline Namukasa

doi:10.70060/mak-mhj-2025-126

Book Review

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2025)

Book review: decolonising state and society in Uganda: the politics of knowledge and public life. Eds. Katherine Bruce-Lockhart, Jonathan L. Earle, Nakanyike B. Musisi, and Edgar C. Taylor. Cambridge: James Currey, 2022. Hardback ISBN: 9781847012975, $128

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.70060/mak-mhj-2025-126
Submitted: 24 November 2025
Published: 30 November 2025

Abstract

Decolonising State and Society in Uganda is a fascinating book with an interdisciplinary approach offering a fresh perspective on decolonization, governance, and local agency.

Keywords

Book review
decoloniality
state and society

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Namukasa, Jacqueline. 2025. “Book Review: Decolonising State and Society in Uganda: The Politics of Knowledge and Public Life. Eds. Katherine Bruce-Lockhart, Jonathan L. Earle, Nakanyike B. Musisi, and Edgar C. Taylor. Cambridge: James Currey, 2022. Hardback ISBN: 9781847012975, $128”. Makerere Historical Journal 6 (1). https://doi.org/10.70060/mak-mhj-2025-126.