1st Edition
Gender and the Genocide in Rwanda Women as Rescuers and Perpetrators
By Sara E. Brown
Copyright 2018
186 Pages
by
Routledge
186 Pages
by
Routledge
This book examines the mobilization, role, and trajectory of women rescuers and perpetrators during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.
While much has been written about the victimization of women during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, very little has been said about women who rescued targeted victims or perpetrated crimes against humanity. This book explores and analyzes the role played by women who... Read more
Introduction: A Study in Contrasts
1. Finding the Right Flashlight
2. History of Rwanda
3. Mobilization and Militarization
4. Rescuers
5. Perpetrators
6. Post-Genocide Trajectories
7. Sharing Salt
Epilogue
Biography
Sara E. Brown is a Fellow at the USC Shoah Foundation - The Institute for Visual History and Education, and has a PhD in Comparative Genocide Studies from Clark University, USA.
'..this study contributes to the knowledge of issues related to gender, perpetrators, and reconciliation in post-genocide Rwanda. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above; professionals.'--P. G. Conway, SUNY College at Oneonta, CHOICE
