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The Rwandan genocide / Alexander Cruden, editor.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Perspectives on modern world historyPublication details: Farmington Hills, Mich. : Greenhaven Press, c2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: 227 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0737750073 (hardcover)
  • 9780737750072 (hardcover)
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Contents:
ch. 1. Historical background on the Rwandan genocide. An overview of the Rwandan genocide / Timothy Longman -- Before the genocide began, the perpetrators had French support / Alex Duval Smith -- The U.S. government debated a response / Congress of the United States Subcommittee on Africa of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, White House Office of the Press Secretary, Bill Clinton -- American support came for UN prosecutions / Madeleine K. Albright -- An African investigation found that world powers failed / The International Panel of Eminent Personalities to Investigate the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda and the surrounding events -- Rwandans coexisted warily while awaiting justice after the genocide / Elizabeth Neuffer --
ch. 2. Controversies surrounding the Rwandan genocide. The world's indifference allowed mass murder / Milton Leitenberg -- The U.S. government missed many chances to stop the killings / Samantha Power -- The UN Peacekeeping Force proved inadequate / Linda Melvern -- The leader of the UN Peacekeeping Mission explains why it failed / Roméo Dallaire -- Some Church leaders did what they could to help the innocent / Marie Césarie Mukarwego -- Catholic Church leaders made matters worse / Tom Ndahiro -- Women were active participants in the slaughter / Derek Summerfield -- Accusing children of participating in the genocide raised legal and moral issues / Judith Matloff -- Another genocide could happen anytime / Jonathan Curiel --
ch. 3. Personal narratives. Struggling as the only surgeon in Kigali / John Sundin -- A prominent woman escapes death / Monique Mujawamariya, interviewed by Armande Saint-Jean -- Trapped in the genocide, a reporter learns much about trust / Lindsey Hilsum -- A Rwandan woman endures years as a refugee / Marie Béatrice Umutesi -- Rwandan children tell how they escaped / Julienne Kampogo, Delphone Uwituze, Augustin Nshimiyimana.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This volume provides a brief overview of the Rwandan Genocide of 1994, and then explores major factors that caused it, political corruption, and the repercussions of the violence. It offers a multinational perspective on the controversies surrounding the genocide, the current implications, and long-lasting effects. Personal narratives are included that will captivate your readers, giving them first-hand accounts of those who lived through it or were directly impacted by it.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ch. 1. Historical background on the Rwandan genocide. An overview of the Rwandan genocide / Timothy Longman -- Before the genocide began, the perpetrators had French support / Alex Duval Smith -- The U.S. government debated a response / Congress of the United States Subcommittee on Africa of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, White House Office of the Press Secretary, Bill Clinton -- American support came for UN prosecutions / Madeleine K. Albright -- An African investigation found that world powers failed / The International Panel of Eminent Personalities to Investigate the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda and the surrounding events -- Rwandans coexisted warily while awaiting justice after the genocide / Elizabeth Neuffer --

ch. 2. Controversies surrounding the Rwandan genocide. The world's indifference allowed mass murder / Milton Leitenberg -- The U.S. government missed many chances to stop the killings / Samantha Power -- The UN Peacekeeping Force proved inadequate / Linda Melvern -- The leader of the UN Peacekeeping Mission explains why it failed / Roméo Dallaire -- Some Church leaders did what they could to help the innocent / Marie Césarie Mukarwego -- Catholic Church leaders made matters worse / Tom Ndahiro -- Women were active participants in the slaughter / Derek Summerfield -- Accusing children of participating in the genocide raised legal and moral issues / Judith Matloff -- Another genocide could happen anytime / Jonathan Curiel --

ch. 3. Personal narratives. Struggling as the only surgeon in Kigali / John Sundin -- A prominent woman escapes death / Monique Mujawamariya, interviewed by Armande Saint-Jean -- Trapped in the genocide, a reporter learns much about trust / Lindsey Hilsum -- A Rwandan woman endures years as a refugee / Marie Béatrice Umutesi -- Rwandan children tell how they escaped / Julienne Kampogo, Delphone Uwituze, Augustin Nshimiyimana.

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