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Genocide and socio-political change: massacres in two Rwandan villages

Issue23 (2) • Published In 1995 • Pages: 18-21

By: Longman, Timothy Paul.

Abstract
This article discusses the nature of the violence that swept Rwanda in 1994 based on a contrastive analysis of the ways the massacres were locally organized in to two remotely located communities. It argues that the massacres in Rwanda, rather than being the inevitable result of an intractable primordial ethnic conflict, were clearly political in nature.
Subjects
Warfare
Community structure
Inter-community relations
Inter-ethnic relations
Congregations
Social relationships and groups
Political movements
Political parties
culture
Rwandans
HRAF PubDate
2009
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Central Africa
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Political Scientist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem; 2009
Field Date
1992-1993
Coverage Date
1992-1994
Coverage Place
Rwanda
Notes
Timothy Longman
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
75617054
LCSH
Ethnology Rwanda