Rwandan Genocide
Subtitle: The Essential Reference Guide
By: edited by Alexis Herr
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: 2023
Place of publication: Santa Barbara
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9798216010449
Subjects: Genocide & ethnic cleansing
Description: This important reference work offers students an accessible overview of the Rwandan Genocide, with more than 100 detailed articles by leading scholars on an array of topics and themes and 20 key primary source documents.  Tracing the history of Rwanda prior to, during, and after German and Belgian colonization of Rwanda through the present day, this invaluable resource scrutinizes the historical events that determined how and why the Rwandan Genocide occurred and discusses the memory, history, and legacy of the atrocity both within and outside of Rwanda. Designed to suit the needs of students both new to and advanced in the subject, this reference work provides readers with a thematic overview of the Rwandan Genocide, an accessible analysis of the national and international complexities that drove it, and more than 100 in-depth entries on topics related to the genocide.     Encyclopedic entries profile key perpetrators, rescuers, and witnesses as well as religious, political, and nonprofit groups, which, in combination with entries on judicial proceedings and the United Nations, offer readers a multifaceted understanding of Rwanda, the genocide, and its aftermath. To help learners to engage with the historical and social contexts of this atrocity, the book also contains 20 curated primary source documents and six perspective essays, in which scholars debate key questions regarding the genocide.
Table of contents: title: List of Entries List of Primary Documents Preface Introductory Essays Overview Causes Consequences Perpetrators Victims Bystanders International Reactions A-Z Entries Primary Documents Historical Dilemmas Could the United Nations have done more to stop the genocide in Rwanda? Was French involvement in Rwanda a major factor in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide? Does the film Hotel Rwanda accurately depict the Rwandan Genocide? Chronology Abbreviations Bibliography Editor and Contributor List Index