And Fire Does Not Always Beget Ash: Critical Reflections on the NRM

When the National Resistance Movement (NRM) came to power in Uganda in 1986, they promised to bring democracy to the nation exhausted from 20 years of civil strife. And Fire Does Not Always Beget Critical Reflections on the NRM brings together seven talks, covering the period between 1986-1994, in which Mahmood Mamdani, Uganda's leading political thinker, assesses the successes - and failures - of the NRM in power. Written in Mamdani's lucid style, the book is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding President Yowen Museveni's Uganda. (from book cover)