03390nam 22006492 450 991081174590332120200817093516.01-107-13334-31-280-41977-61-139-14810-90-511-18009-80-511-06479-90-511-05846-20-511-32383-20-511-49109-30-511-07325-9(CKB)1000000000018096(EBL)217959(OCoLC)57254319(SSID)ssj0000235109(PQKBManifestationID)11227672(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000235109(PQKBWorkID)10248581(PQKB)11541469(UkCbUP)CR9780511491092(MiAaPQ)EBC217959(Au-PeEL)EBL217959(CaPaEBR)ebr10070395(CaONFJC)MIL41977(EXLCZ)99100000000001809620090302d2002|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierRe-imagining Rwanda conflict, survival and disinformation in the late twentieth century /Johan Pottier[electronic resource]Cambridge :Cambridge University Press,2002.1 online resource (xvii, 251 pages) digital, PDF file(s)African studies series ;102Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).0-521-52873-9 0-521-81366-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-247) and index.Build-up to war and genocide : society and economy in Rwanda and eastern Zaire -- Mind the gap : how the international press reported on society, politics, and history -- For beginners, by beginners : knowledge construction under the Rwandese Patriotic Front -- Labelling refugees : international aid and the discourse of genocide -- Masterclass in surreal diplomacy : understanding the culture of "political correctness" -- Land and social development : challenges, proposals, and their imagery.The tragic conflict in Rwanda and the Great Lakes in 1994-1996 attracted the horrified attention of the world's media. Journalists, diplomats and aid workers struggled to find a way to make sense of the bloodshed. Johan Pottier's troubling study shows that the post-genocide regime in Rwanda was able to impose a simple yet persuasive account of Central Africa's crises upon international commentators new to the region, and he explains the ideological underpinnings of this official narrative. He also provides a sobering analysis of the way in which this simple, persuasive, but fatally misleading analysis of the situation on the ground led to policy errors that exacerbated the original crisis. Professor Pottier has extensive field experience in the region, from before and after the genocide, and he has also worked among refugees in eastern Zaire.African studies series ;102.RwandaHistoryCivil War, 1994RwandaEthnic relationsHistory20th century967.571Pottier Johan688446UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910811745903321Re-imagining Rwanda1236015UNINA