Title Re-imagining Rwanda : conflict, survival and disinformation in the late twentieth century / Johan Pottier.

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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

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Description	1 online resource (xvii, 251 pages) : maps.
Series	African studies series ; 102
	African studies series ; 102.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-247) and index.
Contents	Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Maps; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction: information and disinformation in times of conflict; 1 Build-up to war and genocide: society and economy in Rwanda and eastern Zaire; 2 Mind the gap: how the international press reported on society, politics and history; 3 For beginners, by beginners: knowledge construction under the Rwandese Patriotic Front; 4 Labelling refugees: international aid and the discourse of genocide; 5 Masterclass in surreal diplomacy: understanding the culture of 'political correctness'
Summary	Pottier shows how the post-genocide regime in Rwanda imposed their account of Central Africa's crises upon international commentators, and explains the ideological underpinnings of this official narrative. He examines how persuasive, but fatally misleading analysis of the situation on the ground led to policy errors that exacerbated the original crisis.
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Subject	Civil War (Rwanda : 1994) (OCoLC)fst01352318
	Rwanda -- History -- Civil War, 1994.
	Rwanda -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 20th century.
	HISTORY.
	Ethnic relations. (OCoLC)fst00916005
	Rwanda. (OCoLC)fst01212358
Chronological Term	1900 - 1999
Genre/Form	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Added Title	Reimagining Rwanda
Other Form:	Print version: Pottier, Johan. Re-imagining Rwanda. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002 0521813662 0521528739 (DLC) 2002727289 (OCoLC)49204939
ISBN	0511064799 (electronic bk.)
	9780511064791 (electronic bk.)
	9780511491092 (electronic bk.)
	0511491093 (electronic bk.)

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