Rwanda / Noah Berlatsky, book editor ; Frank Chalk, consulting editor.

Other author Berlatsky, Noah.
Other author Chalk, Frank.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoFarmington Hills, Michigan : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2015]
Description219 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
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Subjects

Uniform titleRwanda (2015)
SeriesGenocide and persecution
Genocide and persecution. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents chapter 1. Historical background on the Rwandan genocide. The legacy of colonization and the roots of the Rwandan genocide / Timothy Longman -- Ethnic tensions fuel Rwanda's 1990 civil war / Robert M. Press -- The Arusha Accords attempt to end violence in Rwanda / Republic of Rwanda and the Rwandese Patriotic Front -- Violence erupts in the capital city of Kigali / Lyndsey Hilsum -- Hundreds of thousands are massacred in Rwanda / Amnesty International -- The RPF takes control of Rwanda as millions flee / Robert Block -- The refugee camps present a humanitarian and political crisis / Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) -- A perpetrator of genocide in Rwanda is sentenced by international law / International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda -- chapter 2. Controversies surrounding the Rwandan genocide. There was no genocide of Tutsis in Rwanda / David Peterson and Edward S. Herman -- Rwanda experienced a genocide / Gerald Caplan -- The Rwanda genocide was an ethnic conflict / Herman J. Cohen -- The Rwandan genocide was a political conflict / Jane Hunter -- Rape was used as a genocidal weapon against women in Rwanda / Nancy Sai -- Many women perpetrated genocide in Rwanda / Donna J. Maier -- Men were singled out for gendercide in Rwanda / Adam Jones -- International intervention could not have prevented the Rwandan genocide / Alan J. Kuperman -- International intervention could have prevented the Rwandan genocide / Gregory H. Stanton -- chapter 3. Personal narratives. A Tutsi remembers surviving the genocide / Amanda Wilk -- A genocide survivor and her attacker share their stories / Jason Straziuso -- Killers remember their role in the Rwandan genocide / Jean Hatzfeld -- A man remembers his escape from the Rwandan genocide / Nicola Luksic -- A Hutu woman remembers exile and Tutsi violence / Marie Beatrice Umutesi.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 208-210) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2014043477
ISBN9780737772326 (hardcover)

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