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A people betrayed : the role of the West in Rwanda's genocide /

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"Events in Rwanda in 1994 mark a landmark in the history of modern genocide. Up to one million people were killed in a planned public and political campaign. In the face of indisputable evidence, the UN Security Council failed miserably in its response. In this classic of investigative journali...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Melvern, Linda (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2009.
Edition:New updated ed.
Subjects:
Genocide > Rwanda.
Rwanda > Ethnic relations.
Rwanda > History > Civil War, 1994 > Atrocities.
Rwanda > Foreign relations.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Maps
  • Introduction to the 2019 Edition
  • 1. Genocide, April 1994
  • 2. The Past is Prologue: Rwanda 1894-1973
  • 3. The Rwandan Patriotic Front
  • 4. Akazu: The Oligarchy Ruling Rwanda
  • 5. Peace in Rwanda? The Arusha Accords
  • 6. Preparing the Genocide
  • 7. The Hate Radio: Radio-Télévision Libre des Mille Collines
  • 8. New World Order and High Hopes for a UN Success
  • 9. Peacekeepers: The UN Arrives
  • 10. Peacekeepers in Trouble: February-April 1994
  • 11. The UN Security Council: 5 April 1994
  • 12. Four Days in Kigali: 6-9 April 1994
  • 13. The Genocide Exposed
  • 14. The Secret Meanings of the Security Council
  • 15. Genocide Spreads
  • 16. The World Shuts the Door
  • 17. For Valour
  • 18. Starting from Zero: 18 July 1994
  • 19. The Genocide Convention
  • Chronology
  • Genocide Convention, 1948.