From bloodshed to hope in Burundi [[electronic resource] ] : our embassy years during genocide / / Robert and Kathleen Tobin Krueger ; foreword by Desmond Tutu
| From bloodshed to hope in Burundi [[electronic resource] ] : our embassy years during genocide / / Robert and Kathleen Tobin Krueger ; foreword by Desmond Tutu |
| Autore | Krueger Robert <1935-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | xviii, 308 p. : ill. (some col.) |
| Disciplina | 967.57204 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | KruegerKathleen Tobin <1958-> |
| Collana | Focus on American history series |
| Soggetto topico |
Massacres - Burundi
Ambassadors - Burundi Ambassadors - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-292-79496-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452123203321 |
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| Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2007 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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From bloodshed to hope in Burundi [[electronic resource] ] : our embassy years during genocide / / Robert and Kathleen Tobin Krueger ; foreword by Desmond Tutu
| From bloodshed to hope in Burundi [[electronic resource] ] : our embassy years during genocide / / Robert and Kathleen Tobin Krueger ; foreword by Desmond Tutu |
| Autore | Krueger Robert <1935-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | xviii, 308 p. : ill. (some col.) |
| Disciplina | 967.57204 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | KruegerKathleen Tobin <1958-> |
| Collana | Focus on American history series |
| Soggetto topico |
Massacres - Burundi
Ambassadors - Burundi Ambassadors - United States |
| ISBN | 0-292-79496-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Contributor -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Some Notes on the Text -- 1. The Coup: Burundi’s Army Kills Its President -- 2. Burundi’s Tortured History, Its Champion of Democracy, and Its Legacy of Assassination -- 3. From Washington to Burundi -- 4. The Embassy and the Countryside: Massacres Explored -- 5. Government at a Standstill -- 6. Christmas in Bujumbura: Grenades, Gunfire, and Curfew -- 7. Quiet Heroes -- 8. No White Hats for the Rwandan Patriotic Army -- 9. Telling the Truth Draws Threats of Assassination -- 10. Democracy Eaten Away: The Crocodile Is Never Satisfied -- 11. The Standoff -- 12. A Life of Contrast -- 13. The Convent and the Camp -- 14. Burundi at War and at Peace, and from the Sk y -- 15. The Dark Curtain: A Family Divided -- 16. Gasorwe: Hundreds Massacred and a Reporter Murdered -- 17. Vortex of Violence -- 18. Ambushed on a Mountain Road -- 19. Interlude: Three Missionaries -- 20. Ep iphany: Going Home -- 21. Conclusion -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778108003321 |
Krueger Robert <1935->
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| Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2007 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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