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Rwanda: the rationality of genocide
Issue • 23 (2) • Published In 1995 • Pages: 8-11
By: Lemarchand, René.
Abstract
This article argues that the Rwandan genocide is not reducible to a tribal meltdown rooted in atavistic hatreds or to a spontaneous outburst of blind fury set off by the shooting down of the presidential plane of April 6, as officials of the Habyarimana regime have repeatedly claimed. Instead, the discussion shows that the key to understanding this tragedy is 'planned annihilation, not the sudden eruption of long-simmering hatreds'.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2009
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Central Africa
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Government Employee
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2009
- Field Date
- 1994
- Coverage Date
- 1959-1994
- Coverage Place
- Rwanda
- Notes
- René Lemarchand
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 75617054
- LCSH
- Ethnology Rwanda