Through a rigorous critique of the dominant narrative of the Rwandan genocide, Collins provides an alternative argument to the debate situating the killings within a historically-specific context and drawing out a dynamic interplay between national and international actors.

Autorentext
Barrie Collins is an independent researcher and holds a PhD in Politics from The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), UK.

Inhalt
Introduction 1. Apocalypse 1994 2. The Kingdom, the Colony and the Republics: Ethnicity in Perspective 3. The RPF's War 4. The Myth of the Akazu Genocide Conspiracy 5. Hate Speech, the Audience and Mass Killings 6. Genocide and Humanitarian Intervention in the 20th Century 7. Consequences