Season of Blood by Fergal Keane

Season of Blood by Fergal Keane

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This account of the Rwandan genocide examines how tens of thousands of ordinary Hutus were mobilized by their political leaders to massacre Tutsis, as well as moderate Hutu politicians. It blames unscrupulous politicians for encouraging ethnic rivalry and planning systematic genocide.

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Season of Blood by Fergal Keane

This is an account of the Rwandan genocide, in which more than one million people were killed between April and July of 1994. The author, shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing, tells the story of a journey in which he narrowly escaped death at the hands of Hutu extremists and tracked down one of the most notorious mass murderers of the conflict. He examines how tens of thousands of ordinary Hutus were mobilized by their political leaders to massacre members of the Tutsi minority, as well as moderate Hutu politicians. Keane rejects the widely-held perception that Rwanda's slaughter was the simple consequence of tribal antagonisms. Instead he blames unscrupulous politicians for encouraging ethnic rivalry and planning a systematic campaign of genocide.
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ISBN 13 9780670862054
ISBN 10 0670862053
Title Season of Blood
Author Fergal Keane
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1995-10-26
Number of pages 216
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