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From hope to horror : diplomacy and the making of the Rwanda genocide / Joyce E. Leader ; foreword by Pauline H. Baker.
"Former ambassador Joyce Leader was DCM in Kigali from 1991 until the genocide erupted in 1994 and is a recognized authority on the failed diplomatic efforts to avert the tragedy"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 1640123237
- ISBN: 1640123245
- ISBN: 1640123253
- ISBN: 9781640123236
- ISBN: 9781640123243
- ISBN: 9781640123250
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxiii, 383 pages).
- Publisher: [Lincoln, Nebraska] : Potomac Books, an imprint University of Nebraska Press, [2020]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | CatMonthString:march.21 Multi-User. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Part 1. Rwanda's Struggle for Democracy and Peace, 1991-1994 -- Political Liberalization Takes Off -- War Intrudes -- Rights Abuses and Violence Sow Fear -- Opposition Parties Join a Coalition Government -- Peace Talks Begin and Cease-Fire Takes Hold -- Democratization Flounders -- Turning Point: Adversaries in Kigali and Arusha Tackle Power Sharing -- Violence Stalks Democratization and Prospects for Peace -- The January from Hell: Diplomacy at a Crossroads -- Diplomats Undertake a Fact-Finding Mission -- War Resumes -- A Second Chance for Peace -- Assignment-Arusha Observer: The Setting -- Assignment-Arusha Observer: The Negotiations -- The Denouement: Arusha Peace Accords Signed -- Preparing to Implement the Arusha Accords -- Violence Plagues Implementation -- Implementation Stalls -- The Exodus -- Return to Rwanda -- Part 2. Why Diplomacy Failed to Prevent Mass Atrocities and Genocide -- Diplomatic Challenges We Failed to Anticipate -- Making Conflict Prevention a Foreign Policy and Diplomatic Priority -- Fixes for the Future from Failures of the Past -- Conclusion: Changing the Paradigm |
| Type of Computer File or Data Note: | Text (HTML), electronic book. |
| System Details Note: | Mode of access: Internet. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription. |
| Issuing Body Note: | Made available online by JSTOR. |
| Source of Description Note: | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 21, 2020). |
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