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Adolescence Versus Politics: Metaphors In Late Colonial Uganda, Carol Summers
Adolescence Versus Politics: Metaphors In Late Colonial Uganda, Carol Summers
History Faculty Publications
This article discusses the British deployment of metaphors of adolescence in late colonial Uganda. Topics include the psychological, physiological, sociological and anthropological implications of a modern stage of adolescent life, the presence and persistence of ideas of adolescence in the country, and British engagement in developmental politics and institutions.