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PAPERBACK ISBN: 0-88258-202-X $25.95
Pub Date: 1999
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Genocide in
Rwanda:
A Collective Memory Edited by John A. Berry and Carol Pott Berry
Ten years after one of the world’s most notorious massacres, the people of Rwanda are still seeking answers and justice. How could such a tragedy happen? During the hundred days between early April and mid-July 1994, nearly a million Rwandans were systematically murdered by their own compatriots at the order of their government. Their only crime: being a member of the Tutsi ethnic group. Told in the voices of Rwandans who survived, Genocide in Rwanda: A Collective Memory offers a comprehensive examination of the cyclical violence and culture of impunity that ended in a modern-day catastrophe. The book draws heavily from transcripts of a 1995 conference in Kigali, in which Rwandans spoke out about their experiences and the horrible scenes they had witnessed. Genocide in Rwanda: A Collective Memory is intended for general readers interested in an analysis of the events in Rwanda, the role of ethnicity and politics in Africa, and the related activities of the United Nations and the international community. It is also for those concerned with human rights and humanitarian actions in general.
About the Editors
The editors, John A. Berry and Carol Pott Berry, were residents in Kigali when the genocide began on April 6, 1994. They were evacuated from Rwanda with the American community three days later. Carol's experience of hiding a Rwandan family in her home while the army and militias murdered civilians in the street was published in the Washington Post and other newspapers across the country. Since their evacuation, the editors have returned to Rwanda several times to train United Nations human rights workers and to search for surviving friends and colleagues.
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