Ronald R Atkinson
Biographic Data
| ID | 169112 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ronald R Atkinson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ronald R |
| FAMILY NAME | Atkinson |
| SIGNATURE | ATKINSON R R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Carolina |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 33 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Richard J. Reid. A History of Modern Uganda
Despite Uganda’s complex mix of often antagonistic ethnic groups incorporated into a single entity by colonial Britain only in the 1890s and a history of independence dating only to 1962, Richard J. Reid argues that as a nation Uganda is “no more artificial than many others, whether in Africa, Europe or elsewhere” (6), with long-standing shared historical experiences. “In other words, there is a precolonial crucible that becomes Uganda, a zone of…
Do no harm
In October 2011 the US announced the deployment of 100 special force troops to assist the Ugandan army against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). For several years the originally northern Ugandan rebel group has been active in neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic and South Sudan. The announcement generated mixed responses, but has generally triggered a strong upsurge in support for an international military approa…
‘The realists in Juba’? An analysis of the Juba peace talks
The (Re)Construction of Ethnicity in Africa
As the end of the twentieth century nears, ethnicity seems entrenched as a commanding presence in the world — as a powerful political idiom and mobilising ideology, as a significant component of popular consciousness, and as a major focus of academic discourse. This was not apparent just a few decades ago. Crawford Young notes that the years from the end of World War II through the 1980s ‘witnessed the apotheosis of the nation-state... when this …
Gender, Ethnicity, and Social Change on the Upper Slave Coast
The Roots of Ethnicity
The Roots of Ethnicity
In The Roots of Ethnicity , Ronald R. Atkinson argues that although colonial rule and its aftermath have played a major role in shaping the particular manifestations of ethnicity in Africa, many sociohistorical developments crucial to current expressions of ethnicity can be traced to a past long before the colonial period. Atkinson develops his argument through an exhaustive examination of the origins of the collective identity of the Acholi of p…
The Evolution of Ethnicity among the Acholi of Uganda
This paper traces the evolution of an Acholi ethnic identity in northcentral Uganda. The main argument is that this evolution began in the late seventeenth century with the establishment of a new sociopolitical order in the region characterized most importantly by chiefly forms of organization. This was followed by language shift on a large scale and then, during the second half of the nineteenth century, by the introduction of a new collective t…
Old Akyem and the Origins of Akyems Abuakwa and Kotoku 1675-1775
The Traditions of the Early Kings of Buganda
In the pages which follow, the traditions surrounding the first eight (of a total of thirty-five) kings of Buganda's traditional history will be investigated from a perspective that has not been utilized before. I hope to demonstrate that these traditions—beginning with the establishment of the first king, Kintu, in Buganda proper and ending with the death of the eighth king, Nakibinge, at the hands of the Banyoro—form an interrelated set which c…
A History of Sub-Saharan Africa
(2007). A History of Sub-Saharan Africa. History: Reviews of New Books: Vol. 36, No. 1, pp. 33-34
The Evolution of Ethnicity among the Acholi of Uganda
This paper traces the evolution of an Acholi ethnic identity in northcentral Uganda. The main argument is that this evolution began in the late seventeenth century with the establishment of a new sociopolitical order in the region characterized most importantly by chiefly forms of organization. This was followed by language shift on a large scale and then, during the second half of the nineteenth century, by the introduction of a new collective t…
Gender, Ethnicity, and Social Change on the Upper Slave Coast
A History of Sub-Saharan Africa
(2007). A History of Sub-Saharan Africa. History: Reviews of New Books: Vol. 36, No. 1, pp. 33-34
Do no harm
In October 2011 the US announced the deployment of 100 special force troops to assist the Ugandan army against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). For several years the originally northern Ugandan rebel group has been active in neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic and South Sudan. The announcement generated mixed responses, but has generally triggered a strong upsurge in support for an international military approa…
The Traditions of the Early Kings of Buganda
In the pages which follow, the traditions surrounding the first eight (of a total of thirty-five) kings of Buganda's traditional history will be investigated from a perspective that has not been utilized before. I hope to demonstrate that these traditions—beginning with the establishment of the first king, Kintu, in Buganda proper and ending with the death of the eighth king, Nakibinge, at the hands of the Banyoro—form an interrelated set which c…
Old Akyem and the Origins of Akyems Abuakwa and Kotoku 1675-1775
The Evolution of Ethnicity among the Acholi of Uganda
This paper traces the evolution of an Acholi ethnic identity in northcentral Uganda. The main argument is that this evolution began in the late seventeenth century with the establishment of a new sociopolitical order in the region characterized most importantly by chiefly forms of organization. This was followed by language shift on a large scale and then, during the second half of the nineteenth century, by the introduction of a new collective t…
The Roots of Ethnicity
In The Roots of Ethnicity , Ronald R. Atkinson argues that although colonial rule and its aftermath have played a major role in shaping the particular manifestations of ethnicity in Africa, many sociohistorical developments crucial to current expressions of ethnicity can be traced to a past long before the colonial period. Atkinson develops his argument through an exhaustive examination of the origins of the collective identity of the Acholi of p…
The Roots of Ethnicity
Gender, Ethnicity, and Social Change on the Upper Slave Coast
The (Re)Construction of Ethnicity in Africa
As the end of the twentieth century nears, ethnicity seems entrenched as a commanding presence in the world — as a powerful political idiom and mobilising ideology, as a significant component of popular consciousness, and as a major focus of academic discourse. This was not apparent just a few decades ago. Crawford Young notes that the years from the end of World War II through the 1980s ‘witnessed the apotheosis of the nation-state... when this …
‘The realists in Juba’? An analysis of the Juba peace talks
Do no harm
In October 2011 the US announced the deployment of 100 special force troops to assist the Ugandan army against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). For several years the originally northern Ugandan rebel group has been active in neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic and South Sudan. The announcement generated mixed responses, but has generally triggered a strong upsurge in support for an international military approa…
Richard J. Reid. A History of Modern Uganda
Despite Uganda’s complex mix of often antagonistic ethnic groups incorporated into a single entity by colonial Britain only in the 1890s and a history of independence dating only to 1962, Richard J. Reid argues that as a nation Uganda is “no more artificial than many others, whether in Africa, Europe or elsewhere” (6), with long-standing shared historical experiences. “In other words, there is a precolonial crucible that becomes Uganda, a zone of…
A History of Sub-Saharan Africa
(2007). A History of Sub-Saharan Africa. History: Reviews of New Books: Vol. 36, No. 1, pp. 33-34
Sociology (7 works) · Ethnic group (6 works) · History (6 works) · African history and culture studies (5 works) · Anthropology (5 works) · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (5 works) · African history and culture analysis (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Political science (4 works)