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1 online resource (350 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
International library of African studies ; v. 39
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International library of African studies ; v. 39.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"The 1994 genocide in Rwanda, which followed the death of President Habyarimana, was one of the worst humanitarian disasters of the twentieth century. Beamed into the living rooms of the West, it shamed both African and global leaderships. As wars in the Congo continue to tear apart the region, this book examines how the politics that led to the 1994 genocide continue to be played out in the international media. Drawing on a range of African and international primary sources, Georgina Holmes argues that the media represents a site within which political and military actors can influence narratives about war and genocide, and breaks new ground in analyzing the role of gender in the conflict. This book is essential reading on the gendered dynamics of conflict and genocide in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo and will appeal to anyone with an interest in Gender Studies, Media and Film Studies, African Studies and International Relations"--Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
1. Contextualizing media events: war and genocide in Rwanda and the east of Congo -- pt. I The 1994 genocide in Rwanda -- pt. II ̀Ground Zero' -- pt. III Political voice in Rwanda post-1994 -- 2. Rwandan women and war -- pt. I Race hierarchies, new wars and genocide in Africa -- pt. II Pauline Nyiramasuhuko: the subversive narrative in global politics -- pt. III International politics of revisionism -- 3. Militarizing women, preparing for genocide: Hutu extremist magazine Kangura 1990 -- 94 -- pt. I Gendered images of politics in Rwanda -- pt. II Kangura and the militarization of the pure Hutu nation state -- Parr III Citizen versus partial- and non-citizen Rwandan women in Kangura -- 4. Newsnight -- pt. I Genocide or war? Newsnight's silenced debate -- pt. II Mediatizing Rwandan women -- pt. III Political manoeuvring -- 5. Remembering genocide, forgetting politics: the BBC's institutional narrative post-1994 -- pt. I Remembering genocide. |
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pt. II Forgetting politics -- pt. III The BBC in Rwanda -- 6.̀Living on gold should be a blessing, instead it is a curse': mass rape in the Congo -- pt. I Genocide by attrition -- pt. II British and American Congo atrocity narratives -- pt. III Mediatized conflict in the Great Lakes region -- pt. IV Congolese women speak out. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Rwandan Civil War (Rwanda : 1994) |
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Genocide -- Social aspects.
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Genocide. |
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Social aspects. |
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Women in war.
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Women in war. |
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Rwanda -- History -- Civil War, 1994 -- Women.
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| Chronological Term |
1994 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Holmes, Georgina. Women and war in Rwanda. London ; New York : I.B. Tauris ; New York : Distributed in the United States and Canada exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2014 9781780763477 (DLC) 2013387582 (OCoLC)819520960 |
| ISBN |
9780857723178 (e-book) |
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0857723170 (e-book) |
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1780763476 |
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9781780763477 |
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9781780763477 |
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9781306187589 (electronic book) |
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1306187583 |
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