Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-403) and index.
Contents:
Rwandan genocide and the collapse of Mobutu's kleptocracy / Abbas H. Gnamo. Historical analysis of the invasion by the Rwanda Patriotic Army (RPA) / Ogenga Otunnu -- Role of Zaire in the Rwandese conflict / Shally B. Gachurzi -- Development and consolidation of extremist forces in Rwanda / Joan Kakwenzire and Dixon Kamukama -- Hate radio in Rwanda / Frank Chalk -- OAU: conflict prevention, management, and resolution / Amare Tekle -- Arusha peace process / Bruce Jones -- French policy in Rwanda / Agnes Callamard -- Canadian policy in Rwanda / Howard Adelman -- Rwanda: U.S. policy and television coverage / Steven Livingston and Todd Eachus -- U.N. peacekeeping in Rwanda / Turid Laegreid -- Dilemmas of protection: the log of the Kigali Battalion / Astri Suhrke -- In search of a new cease-fire (April-July 1994) / Jacques Castonguay -- Operation Turquoise: a humanitarian escape / Gerard Prunier -- Protection and humanitarian assistance in the refugee camps in Zaire: the problem of security / Kate Halvorsen -- Rwandan genocide and the collapse of Mobutu's kleptocracy / Abbas H. Gnamo.
Summary:
"The Great Lakes region of Africa has seen dramatic changes. After a decade of war, repression, and genocide, loosely allied regimes have replaced old-style dictatorships. The Path of a Genocide examines the decade (1986-97) that brackets the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. This collection of essays is both a narrative of that event and a deep reexamination of the international role in addressing humanitarian issues and complex emergencies." "The Path of a Genocide offers readers a perspective in sharp contrast to the tendency to treat a peace agreement as the end to conflict. Adelman and Suhrke demonstrate that peace accords may be just a stage in a cycle of violence, and a very fragile one at that. As a comprehensive and detailed effort to make sense of the political crisis and genocide in Rwanda and the effects on its neighbors, this volume will be of interest to African studies specialists, human rights activists, and specialists in international affairs."--Jacket.
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