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Author Pottier, Johan.

Title Re-imagining Rwanda : conflict, survival and disinformation in the late twentieth century / Johan Pottier
Published Cambridge [U.K.] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 251 pages) : maps
Series African studies series ; 102
African studies series ; 102.
Contents Build-up to war and genocide : society and economy in Rwanda and eastern Zaire -- Mind the gap : how the international press reported on society, politics, and history -- For beginners, by beginners : knowledge construction under the Rwandese Patriotic Front -- Labelling refugees : international aid and the discourse of genocide -- Masterclass in surreal diplomacy : understanding the culture of "political correctness" -- Land and social development : challenges, proposals, and their imagery
Summary Pottier shows how the post-genocide regime in Rwanda imposed their account of Central Africa's crises upon international commentators, and explains the ideological underpinnings of this official narrative. He examines how persuasive, but fatally misleading analysis of the situation on the ground led to policy errors that exacerbated the original crisis
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-247) and index
Notes English
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Subject HISTORY.
Ethnic relations
SUBJECT Rwanda -- History -- Civil War, 1994. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh95000214
Rwanda -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 20th century
Subject Rwanda
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2002727289
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Other Titles Reimagining Rwanda