Conspiracy to Murder
The Rwandan Genocide
2nd Edition
Published on 17. April 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-1-84467-542-5 (ISBN)
Description
Conspiracy to Murder is a gripping account of the Rwandan genocide, one of the most appalling events of the twentieth century. Linda Melvern's damning indictment of almost all the key figures and institutions involved amounts to a catalogue of failures that only serves to sharpen the horror of a tragedy that could have been avoided.
Reviews / Votes
The definitive account of the origins of the [Rwandan] tragedy... Essential. Accessible to all readers. * Choice * The best overall account of the background to the genocide, and the failure to prevent it. -- General Romeo Dallaire A frank condemnation of the world's broken promise to 'never again' allow genocide to happen. * UN Chronicle * A devastating account of the West's failure to act. -- Magnus Linklater An epic and shaming story of culpability and missed opportunities ... in the finest traditions of investigative journalism. -- John Pilger A meticulous reconstruction of how the genocide happened. * New Internationalist * Melvern's Book is outstanding ... Her research has been exhaustive and the clarity of her chronology is the most dfamning of all indictments against those who looked the other way in the years leading up to 1994. -- Robert Kirby * Mail & Guardian *More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Edition type
Annotated edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 193 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
417 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84467-542-5 (9781844675425)
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Person
Linda Melvern is a British investigative journalist. For several years she worked for The Sunday Times (UK), and was recruited from the newsroom to join the investigative Insight Team. Since leaving newspapers she has written six books of non-fiction and has published in the British press and academic journals. For twenty-five years she has research and written extensively about the circumstances of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. A consultant to the Military One prosecution team at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, part of her archive of documents was used to show the planning, the financing and progress of the crime. She is the author of A People Betrayed: The Role of the West in Rwanda's Genocide, and Conspiracy to Murder.
Content
Maps Preface Genocides Civil Defence A Programme of Hatred Mission Impossible Morning Prayers On The Edge Crash Zero Network Apopcalypse Two Interantional Spin The Silence Judgement Notes Sources Chronology List of Abbreviations Appendix: The Genocide Convention Acknowledgements Index