Re-Imagining Rwanda: Conflict, Survival and Disinformation in the Late Twentieth Century: 102 (African Studies, Series Number 102) - Softcover

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9780521528733: Re-Imagining Rwanda: Conflict, Survival and Disinformation in the Late Twentieth Century: 102 (African Studies, Series Number 102)
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ISBN 10: 0521528739 ISBN 13: 9780521528733
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

The tragic conflict in Rwanda and the Great Lakes in 1994–1996 attracted the horrified attention of the world's media. Journalists, diplomats and aid workers struggled to find a way to make sense of the bloodshed. Johan Pottier's troubling study shows that the post-genocide regime in Rwanda was able to impose a simple yet persuasive account of Central Africa's crises upon international commentators new to the region, and he explains the ideological underpinnings of this official narrative. He also provides a sobering analysis of the way in which this simple, persuasive, but fatally misleading analysis of the situation on the ground led to policy errors that exacerbated the original crisis. Professor Pottier has extensive field experience in the region, from before and after the genocide, and he has also worked among refugees in eastern Zaire.

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About the Author

Johan Pottier is Professor of Social Anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521528739
ISBN 13 
9780521528733
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
276

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