Description: A People Betrayed by Linda Melvern Following thirty years of research, including research into recently declassified government archives, this newly revised and expanded edition of Linda Melverns classic of investigative journalism reveals how policymakers continue to refuse to properly acknowledge their responsibilities under international law. The new edition includes copious new material reckoning with the information that came to light during the 2022 trial of Félicien Kabuga, the alleged financier of the genocide. This new evidence feeds not only into a revised chronology and a wholly new section on the build-up to the genocide, but also into a new appendix that lists the six major genocide memorial sites in Rwanda along with now-incontrovertible details of the massacres that occurred there.Throughout it all, Melvern reveals in unmatched detail the scale, speed, and intensity of the unfolding genocide, and she exposes the Western governments and individuals who could have prevented what was happening if only they had chosen to act. What emerges is a shocking indictment of how Rwanda was ignored in 1994 and of how it is misremembered in the West today—an indictment that renders all the more poignant Melverns accounts of the unrecognised heroism of those who stayed on during the violence, from volunteer peacekeepers to NGO workers. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Linda Melvern has written regularly for the British press, and was previously a reporter for the The Sunday Times. For 20 years she has investigated and written about the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. A consultant to the Military One prosecution team at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), her archive of documents on the planning and preparation of the genocide was a part of the documentary evidence used by the prosecution. She is an Honorary Professor in the Department of International Politics at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. Table of Contents MapsIntroduction to the 2024 edition Introduction to the 2019 edition 1. Genocide, April 1994 2. The Past is Prologue: Rwanda 1894–1973 3. The Rwandan Patriotic Front 4. Akazu: The Oligarchy Ruling Rwanda 5. Peace in Rwanda? The Arusha Accords 6. Preparing the Genocide 7. The Hate Radio: Radio-Télévision Libre des Mille Collines 8. New World Order and High Hopes for a UN Success 9. Peacekeepers: The UN Arrives 10. Peacekeepers in Trouble: February–April 1994 11. The UN Security Council: 5 April 1994 12. Four Days in Kigali: 6–9 April 1994 13. The Genocide Exposed 14. The Secret Meanings of the Security Council 15. Genocide Spreads 16. The World Shuts the Door 17. For Valour 18. Starting from Zero: 18 July 1994 19. The Genocide Convention Chronology AppendixGenocide Convention, 1948 Review Melvern offers a vivid picture of the role of Western nations in abetting, ignoring and allowing Rwandas genocide. * Praise for Previous Editions, New York Times Book Review *Linda Melvern has written a compelling description of the most dramatic aspects of the genocide. * Praise for Previous Editions, Astri Suhrke, International Affairs *This is a devastating account of lies, deceit, complacency and tragic neglect.... Linda Melvern deserves our thanks for investing so much in breaking the silence and revealing the truth. * Praise for Previous Editions, Glenys Kinnock, MEP *An important book by an important investigative journalist. Linda Melvern gets us closer to the truth and the truth gets us closer to a better world. Only when we know how and why genocide happens, can we hope to stop it from happening again. What an achievement! * Praise for Previous Editions, Linda Polman, author of We Did Nothing: Why the Truth Doesnt Always Come Out When the UN Goes In *The best overall account of the background to the genocide, and the failure to prevent it...the investigation is hers, and hers alone. She discovered so much that we did not know. * Praise for Previous Editions, Lt-.General Romeo Dallaire, UN Assistance Mission for Rwanda *Melvern has written an extraordinary account of the Rwanda genocide, and the shocking failure of the West to lift a finger. A brave and compelling book. * Praise for Previous Editions, Richard Falk, Princeton University *A People Betrayed is a masterly and insightful reference for our understanding of international obligations in the prevention of genocide. * William Schabas, Middlesex University London *[A] magisterial study of the genocide. This book provides meticulously researched detail on the complicity of the international community. * Independent Catholic News * Promotional Linda Melverns classic, investigative account of the Rwandan genocide, now with copious new material drawing on information that came to light during the 2022 trial of Félicien Kabuga, the alleged financier of the genocide. Details ISBN1350409642 Author Linda Melvern Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Edition Description 4th edition Year 2024 Edition 4th ISBN-13 9781350409644 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2024-07-25 Imprint Zed Books Ltd Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations 3 bw maps Audience Tertiary & Higher Education UK Release Date 2024-07-25 AU Release Date 2024-08-21 Subtitle The Role of the West in Rwandas Genocide, Revised and Expanded Edition Pages 424 ISBN-10 1350409642 DEWEY 967.57104 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160665963;
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