Rwanda 1994 : the myth of the Akazu genocide conspiracy and its consequences /
Collins, Barrie,
Rwanda 1994 : the myth of the Akazu genocide conspiracy and its consequences / Barrie Collins. - 1 online resource (xiv, 272 pages) - Rethinking political violence . - Rethinking political violence. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. The tipping point -- 2. Apocalypse 1994 -- 3. The kingdom, the colony and the republics: ethnicity in perspective -- 4. The RPF's war -- 5. The myth of the Akazu genocide conspiracy -- 6. Hate speech, the audience and mass killings -- 7. Genocide and humanitarian intervention in the 20th century -- 8. Consequences.
This book draws attention to what is intangible to the majority, namely an alternative version of the events that took place in Rwanda before and during 1994, including cease-fire violations, human rights abuses, killings and other abuses, all of which were committed by the RPF. The book is the first of its kind to deconstruct the dominant narrative of the circumstances leading up to, and during, the period defined as the Rwandan genocide, highlighting the suppression of evidence that runs contrary to the dominant narrative. It controversially questions the accepted wisdom of the events using a revisionist interrogation of the evidence, aiming to provide the most robust and academically credible investigation on the issue of the Rwandan genocide through an interrogation of all the claims made to support the genocide thesis. The author adopts a logical-historical approach which aims to situate the killings within a historically-specific context, drawing out a dynamic interplay between national and international actors to provide the most empirically detailed and forthright investigation of the butchery of Rwanda's Tutsis, and the perpetrators.
9781137022325 1137022329
578801 Palgrave Macmillan http://www.palgraveconnect.com
1900 - 1999
Genocide--History--Rwanda--20th century.
Genocide & ethnic cleansing--Rwanda.--c 1990 to c 2000
War crimes--Rwanda.--c 1990 to c 2000
Human rights--Rwanda.--c 1990 to c 2000
Ethical issues & debates--Rwanda.--c 1990 to c 2000
International relations--Rwanda.--c 1990 to c 2000
HISTORY--Central.--Africa
Atrocities
Genocide.
Genocide & ethnic cleansing--Rwanda--c 1990 to c 1999.
War crimes--Rwanda--c 1990 to c 1999.
Human rights, civil rights--Rwanda--c 1990 to c 1999.
Ethical issues & debates--Rwanda--c 1990 to c 1999.
International relations--Rwanda--c 1990 to c 1999.
Politics and Government.
Rwanda--History--Atrocities.--Civil War, 1994
Rwanda.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
DT450 / .C64 2014
967.57104/31
Rwanda 1994 : the myth of the Akazu genocide conspiracy and its consequences / Barrie Collins. - 1 online resource (xiv, 272 pages) - Rethinking political violence . - Rethinking political violence. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. The tipping point -- 2. Apocalypse 1994 -- 3. The kingdom, the colony and the republics: ethnicity in perspective -- 4. The RPF's war -- 5. The myth of the Akazu genocide conspiracy -- 6. Hate speech, the audience and mass killings -- 7. Genocide and humanitarian intervention in the 20th century -- 8. Consequences.
This book draws attention to what is intangible to the majority, namely an alternative version of the events that took place in Rwanda before and during 1994, including cease-fire violations, human rights abuses, killings and other abuses, all of which were committed by the RPF. The book is the first of its kind to deconstruct the dominant narrative of the circumstances leading up to, and during, the period defined as the Rwandan genocide, highlighting the suppression of evidence that runs contrary to the dominant narrative. It controversially questions the accepted wisdom of the events using a revisionist interrogation of the evidence, aiming to provide the most robust and academically credible investigation on the issue of the Rwandan genocide through an interrogation of all the claims made to support the genocide thesis. The author adopts a logical-historical approach which aims to situate the killings within a historically-specific context, drawing out a dynamic interplay between national and international actors to provide the most empirically detailed and forthright investigation of the butchery of Rwanda's Tutsis, and the perpetrators.
9781137022325 1137022329
578801 Palgrave Macmillan http://www.palgraveconnect.com
1900 - 1999
Genocide--History--Rwanda--20th century.
Genocide & ethnic cleansing--Rwanda.--c 1990 to c 2000
War crimes--Rwanda.--c 1990 to c 2000
Human rights--Rwanda.--c 1990 to c 2000
Ethical issues & debates--Rwanda.--c 1990 to c 2000
International relations--Rwanda.--c 1990 to c 2000
HISTORY--Central.--Africa
Atrocities
Genocide.
Genocide & ethnic cleansing--Rwanda--c 1990 to c 1999.
War crimes--Rwanda--c 1990 to c 1999.
Human rights, civil rights--Rwanda--c 1990 to c 1999.
Ethical issues & debates--Rwanda--c 1990 to c 1999.
International relations--Rwanda--c 1990 to c 1999.
Politics and Government.
Rwanda--History--Atrocities.--Civil War, 1994
Rwanda.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
DT450 / .C64 2014
967.57104/31