A people betrayed: the role of the West in Rwanda's genocide
London; New York:
Zed Books
(2009) new updated ed., vii, 370 pp., abbrev. p.vi-vii, bibliogr. p.345-354, index
"In this classic of investigative journalism, Linda Melvern tells the compelling story of what really happened, revealing both the scale, speed and intensity of the unfolding genocide, as well as exposing the governments and individuals who could have prevented what was happening, if they had chosen to act. The book also tells the unrecognised heroism of those who stayed on during the genocide - from volunteer peacekeepers to courageous NGO workers. Twenty-five years on from one of the darkest episodes in modern history, A People Betrayed is a shocking indictment of how Rwanda was ignored then and how today it is remembered in the West." (Publisher)
Contents
1 Genocide, April 1994, 1
2 The Past is Prologue: Rwanda 1894–1973, 7
3 The Rwandan Patriotic Front, 27
4 Akazu: The Oligarchy Ruling Rwanda, 42
5 Peace in Rwanda? The Arusha Accords, 59
6 Preparing the Genocide, 68
7 The Hate Radio: Radio-Télévision Libre des Mille Collines, 81
8 New World Order and High Hopes for a Un Success, 86
9 Peacekeepers: The UN Arrives, 95
10 Peacekeepers in Trouble: February–April 1994, 112
11 The Un Security Council: 5 April 1994, 127
12 Four Days in Kigali: 6–9 April 1994 , 134
13 The Genocide Exposed, 158
14 The Secret Meetings of the Security Council, 171
15 Genocide Spreads, 189
16 The World Shuts the Door, 207
17 For Valour, 232
18 Starting from Zero: 18 July 1994, 247
19 The Genocide Convention, 251
Chronology, 279
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948), 293
2 The Past is Prologue: Rwanda 1894–1973, 7
3 The Rwandan Patriotic Front, 27
4 Akazu: The Oligarchy Ruling Rwanda, 42
5 Peace in Rwanda? The Arusha Accords, 59
6 Preparing the Genocide, 68
7 The Hate Radio: Radio-Télévision Libre des Mille Collines, 81
8 New World Order and High Hopes for a Un Success, 86
9 Peacekeepers: The UN Arrives, 95
10 Peacekeepers in Trouble: February–April 1994, 112
11 The Un Security Council: 5 April 1994, 127
12 Four Days in Kigali: 6–9 April 1994 , 134
13 The Genocide Exposed, 158
14 The Secret Meetings of the Security Council, 171
15 Genocide Spreads, 189
16 The World Shuts the Door, 207
17 For Valour, 232
18 Starting from Zero: 18 July 1994, 247
19 The Genocide Convention, 251
Chronology, 279
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948), 293
