LEADER 03390nam 22006492 450 001 9910450503303321 005 20200817093516.0 010 $a1-107-13334-3 010 $a1-280-41977-6 010 $a1-139-14810-9 010 $a0-511-18009-8 010 $a0-511-06479-9 010 $a0-511-05846-2 010 $a0-511-32383-2 010 $a0-511-49109-3 010 $a0-511-07325-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000018096 035 $a(EBL)217959 035 $a(OCoLC)57254319 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000235109 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11227672 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000235109 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10248581 035 $a(PQKB)11541469 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511491092 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC217959 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL217959 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10070395 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL41977 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000018096 100 $a20090302d2002|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aRe-imagining Rwanda $econflict, survival and disinformation in the late twentieth century /$fJohan Pottier$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2002. 215 $a1 online resource (xvii, 251 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aAfrican studies series ;$v102 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-52873-9 311 $a0-521-81366-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 233-247) and index. 327 $aBuild-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. 330 $aThe tragic conflict in Rwanda and the Great Lakes in 1994-1996 attracted the horrified attention of the world's media. Journalists, diplomats and aid workers struggled to find a way to make sense of the bloodshed. Johan Pottier's troubling study shows that the post-genocide regime in Rwanda was able to impose a simple yet persuasive account of Central Africa's crises upon international commentators new to the region, and he explains the ideological underpinnings of this official narrative. He also provides a sobering analysis of the way in which this simple, persuasive, but fatally misleading analysis of the situation on the ground led to policy errors that exacerbated the original crisis. Professor Pottier has extensive field experience in the region, from before and after the genocide, and he has also worked among refugees in eastern Zaire. 410 0$aAfrican studies series ;$v102. 607 $aRwanda$xHistory$yCivil War, 1994 607 $aRwanda$xEthnic relations$xHistory$y20th century 676 $a967.571 700 $aPottier$b Johan$0688446 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450503303321 996 $aRe-imagining Rwanda$91236015 997 $aUNINA