Title Killing neighbors : webs of violence in Rwanda / Lee Ann Fujii

Published Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 212 pages) : illustrations, map Contents Conducting fieldwork in the aftermath of war and genocide -- Violence and identity in historical perspective -- Local narratives and explanations -- The enigma of ethnicity -- The power of local ties -- The logic of groups Summary In the horrific events of the mid-1990s in Rwanda, tens of thousands of Hutu killed their Tutsi friends, neighbors, even family members. That ghastly violence has overshadowed a fact almost as noteworthy: that hundreds of thousands of Hutu killed no one. In a transformative revisiting of the motives behind and specific contexts surrounding the Rwandan genocide, the author focuses on individual actions rather than sweeping categories. She argues that ethnic hatred and fear do not satisfactorily explain the mobilization of Rwandans one against another. Her extensive interviews in Rwandan prisons and two rural communities form the basis for her claim that mass participation in the genocide was not the result of ethnic antagonisms. Rather, the social context of action was critical. Strong group dynamics and established local ties shaped patterns of recruitment for and participation in the genocide. This web of social interactions bound people to power holders and killing groups. People joined and continued to participate in the genocide over time, because killing in large groups conferred identity on those who acted destructively. The perpetrators of the genocide produced new groups centered on destroying prior bonds by killing kith and kin Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-201) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL In English digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Genocide -- Rwanda Violence -- Rwanda Ethnic conflict -- Rwanda Political violence -- Rwanda Rwanda. genocide. 1994. ethnicity. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Violence in Society. HISTORY -- Africa -- Central. Atrocities Ethnic conflict Ethnic relations Genocide Political violence Violence Gruppendynamik Völkermord Ethnizität Soziales Netzwerk Genocide. Folkmordet i Rwanda 1994. SUBJECT Rwanda -- History -- Civil War, 1990-1993 -- Atrocities Rwanda -- History -- Civil War, 1994 -- Atrocities. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008116783 Rwanda -- Ethnic relations Subject Rwanda Rwanda (country) Rwanda -- Bürgerkrieg. Hutu. Tutsi. Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2008034134 ISBN 9780801458613 0801458617 0801457378 9780801457371

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