book chapter
The origins of Hutu and Tutsi
When victims become killers : colonialism, nativism, and the genocide in Rwanda • Princeton, N.j. • Published In 2001 • Pages: 40-75, 286-297, 343-355
By: Mamdani, Mahmood.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This book chapter explores ethnic relationships in Rwanda. It argues that there cannot be a single answer to the following question: Who are the Hutu and who the Tutsi? It shows the ways the identities of both Hutu and Tutsi have been changing in the course of history, despite contemporary ethnic politicians who tend to view them as primordial differences.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Warfare
- Inter-community relations
- Inter-ethnic relations
- Ethnic stratification
- Classes
- Citizenship
- Chief executive
- Friendships
- Pastoral activities
- Real property
- Political movements
- Political parties
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Rwandans
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2009
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Historian
- Anthropologist
- Political Scientist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2009
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1995
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1959-2001
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Rwanda
- NotesAdditional notes
- Mahmood Mamdani
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-355) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 00065213
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Tutsi (African people)
- Hutu (African people)