Rwanda / Noah Berlatsky, book editor ; Frank Chalk, consulting editor.
| Other author | Berlatsky, Noah. |
| Other author | Chalk, Frank. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Farmington Hills, Michigan : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2015] |
| Description | 219 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Rwanda (2015) |
| Series | Genocide 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 note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-210) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2014043477 |
| ISBN | 9780737772326 (hardcover) |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |