From War to Genocide: Criminal Politics in Rwanda, 1990–1994 (Critical Human Rights)
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Rating | : | 4.34 (610 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0299298248 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 478 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2015-03-15 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The ensuing killings resulted in the deaths of as much as 20 percent of Rwanda's population. André Guichaoua, who was present as the genocide began, unfolds a complex story with multiple actors, including three major political parties that each encompassed a spectrum of positions, all reacting to and influencing a rapidly evolving situation. In April 1994 Rwanda exploded in violence, with political, social, and economic divisions most visible along ethnic lines of the Hutu and Tutsi factions. Guichaoua insists upon the imperative of absolute intellectual independence in pursuing the truth about some of the gravest human rights viol
"A landmark in the historiography of the Rwandan genocide. No serious scholar writing about the genocide can afford to ignore this trailblazing contribution."—René Lemarchand, author of The Dynamics of Violence in Central Africa