Genocide and Crisis in Central Africa
Subtitle: Conflict Roots, Mass Violence, and Regional War
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Published: November 30, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 440
ISBN-13: 9780275972240
Subjects: African history: from c 1900 -; African studies; Genocide; Human rights; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Sociology; Burundi; Central Africa; Rwanda; Demography; Ethnic Studies - General; Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights; Political Science / Civil Rights; 20th century; Congo (Democratic Republic); Ethnic relations; History; Low-intensity conflicts (Military science); Violence
First sentence: The densely populated hill countries of Rwanda and Burundi have a history of statehood and hierarchical social structure stretching back between four hundred and seven hundred years.