
Remaking Rwanda
State Building and Human Rights After Mass Violence
University of Wisconsin Press
Published on 30. April 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-299-28264-6 (ISBN)
Description
In the mid-1990s, civil war and genocide ravaged Rwanda. Since then, the country's new leadership has undertaken a highly ambitious effort to refashion Rwanda's politics, economy, and society, and the country's accomplishments have garnered widespread praise. Remaking Rwanda is the first book to examine Rwanda's remarkable post- genocide recovery in a comprehensive and critical fashion. By paying close attention to memory politics, human rights, justice, foreign relations, land use, education, and other key social institutions and practices, this volume raises serious concerns about the depth and durability of the country's reconstruction. Edited by Scott Straus and Lars Waldorf, Remaking Rwanda brings together experienced scholars and human rights professionals to offer a nuanced, historically informed picture of post-genocide Rwanda-one that reveals powerful continuities with the nation's past and raises profound questions about its future. "Remaking Rwanda is an ambitious book, a rich and varied compilation that demonstrates the full complement of approaches, methods, and concerns informing the study of post-genocide Rwanda." -Lee Ann Fujii, author of Killing Neighbors: Webs of Violence in Rwanda.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Wisconsin
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
3 tables, 3 charts
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
573 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-299-28264-6 (9780299282646)
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