Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Rwanda written by Aimable Twagilimana and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2007-10-01 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blessed with natural beauty and rich vegetation, Rwanda is often called the 'land of a thousand hills' (le pays des mille collines). A proud people, the Banyarwanda (Rwandans) possess a centric view of the world, believing that Imana (God) favors Rwanda, as conveyed through the saying 'Imana yirirwa ahandi igataha i Rwanda' (God spends the day some place else but goes back home to Rwanda to sleep) and the fact that Rwanda means 'the universe.' However, this idyllic view of Rwanda sharply contrasts with the sad history of ethnic strife that has unfolded in the country since the 1950s: the 1959 Hutu Revolution followed by years of anti-Tutsi pogroms, undemocratic regimes, the civil war of 1990-1994, and, more significantly, the April-July 1994 genocide against the Tutsi and Hutu who opposed the killings. This new edition of Historical Dictionary of Rwanda, through its chronology, introductory essays, appendixes, maps, bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, and institutions and significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspects, provides an important reference on this central African country.

Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Rwanda written by Learthen Dorsey and published by Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extensive survey of political, social, and economic events in Rwanda from antiquity to the present.

Download or read book A People Betrayed written by Linda Melvern and published by Zed Books. This book was released on 2000-08 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1994 up to one million people were killed in Rwanda in a deliberate, public and political campaign. For five years, Linda Melvern has worked on the story of this great crime, and this book, a classic piece of investigative journalism, is the result. The new and startling information this book contains has the making of an international scandal. Melvern reveals how the great powers failed to heed the warnings of the coming catastrophe, andrefused to recognize the genocide when it began, ignoring obligations under international law, specifically the genocide convention. A set of secret documents leaked to the author from within the Security Council proves that the circumstances of the genocide were suppressed or ignored.

Download or read book Brickyards to Graveyards written by Villia Jefremovas and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brickyards to Graveyards examines how the overidealized picture of Rwanda as the darling of the world community in the 1980s was shattered amidst the genocide that occurred a decade later. The brick and tile industries of Rwanda provide a microcosm to examine the transformation of gender, class, and power relations through the precolonial, colonial, and postcolonial periods, and provide insights into the explosive impact of these changes on Rwandan culture and society. The book illustrates how these gender, class, and power relations played out in times of economic, political, and demographic crisis, and argues that these factors have not changed significantly since the Rwandan Patriotic Front took power in 1994.

Download or read book Revival and Reconciliation written by Phillip A. Cantrell and published by University of Wisconsin Pres. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Phillip A. Cantrell II takes a critical look at the Anglican Church's crucial role in many aspects of Rwanda's history, particularly its complicity with the current Rwandan regime. He boldly illuminates the Anglican Church's culpability in the events leading to the genocide, calling attention to the consequences of the church's unwavering support for the Rwandan regime.

Download or read book Through Fire with Water written by Erik Doxtader and published by New Africa Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays presents 15 case studies of African countries whose recent past has been shaped by conflict. It examines the historical roots of violence and the potential for reconciliation and justice.

Download or read book Bibliographic Index written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Central and Equatorial Africa Area Bibliography written by Gordon Harris and published by Scarecrow Area Bibliographies. This book was released on 1999 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents information about texts relating to eleven states in the heart of the African continent: Chad, Central African Republic, Sao Tome and Principe, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, People's Republic of the Congo (formerly Congo-Brazzaville), Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Congo-Kinshasa and Zaire), Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia, and Malawi. Perfect as a starting point for the beginning researcher, or to supplement a more adept scholar's reference list. Also useful for librarians developing a collection on Africa studies.

Download or read book Artisans of Peace written by Mary Ann Cejka and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A timely study of how grassroots communities in seven countries seek to meet the challenge of ending conflict and creating peace.

Download or read book The Comfort of Strangers written by Folajinmi Olabode Adisa and published by Unchs (Habitat). This book was released on 1996 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Comfort of Strangers gives detailed information on the background to the Rwandan refugee problem and a vivid portrayal of the effects of the mass exodus of Rwandans into Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi and Zaire. The global community has, over the past eighty years, put in place an international refugee regime to regularize the status and provide for the control of stateless people ail over the world. Although host communities may initially open their doors to large numbers of people fleeing from their homelands, the long-term impact on the host countries is usually devastating and not often taken into account. This includes environmental dégradation, diminishing food security, dépréciation of the infrastructural base, pressure on the social and health sectors 3nd security risks. These Iead to sympathy fatigue and resentment. This book embodies an in-depth report made for UNCHS (Habitat) on the Rwandan refugee crisis and makes recommendations for its resolution, including compensation for host communites to enable them restore basic infrastructures and increase administrative capacity. Dr. Adisa also calls for a more efficient and humane treatment of the refugees and for their assisted resettlement.

Download or read book Historical Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 930 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. 17-18 cover 1775-1914.

Download or read book Africa written by John McIlwaine and published by Hans Zell Publishers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1993, this is a new revised and substantially expanded edition of a highly acclaimed reference resource that evaluates the leading sources of information (other than bibliographies) on Africa South of the Sahara.

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Download or read book Guide to Official Publications of Foreign Countries written by Gloria Westfall and published by [Bethesda, Md.] : CIS. This book was released on 1997 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book State Crime written by David O. Friedrichs and published by Dartmouth Publishing Company. This book was released on 1998 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International library of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Penology is an important publishing initiative that brings together the most significant contemporary published journal essays in current criminology, criminal justice and penology.