LEADER 03391cam a2200397Ia 4500001 136105 005 20240621182512.0 008 080117s2006 xx b 000 0 eng d 035 (OCoLC)ocn213333113 035 136105 049 LHMA 040 LHM |beng |erda |cLHM 090 DT450.435 |b.M334 2006 100 1 McDougal, Brent P., |d1970- 245 14 The divisive role of ideology in the 1994 Rwandan genocide / |cby Brent Patrick McDougal. 264 1 [Place of publication not identified] : |b[publisher not identified], |c2006. 300 vii, 211 pages 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 502 Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alabama, 2006. 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-200). 520 Researchers continue to explore the complexity of factors that contributed to the genocide in Rwanda in 1994. Much has been written regarding the political, economic and social factors which led to the violence. However, the role of ideology, particularly in the field of political science, has been incomplete relative to the Rwandan genocide.During the colonization of Rwanda in the late 19th century, missionaries and colonial administrators introduced an ideology of racial division known as the "Hamitic Hypothesis" to organize and exploit Rwandan life. The language of Hamitism was utilized during the 1994 genocide in print and broadcast media, suggesting a powerful ideological undercurrent that allowed Rwandans to commit violence against one another.The proposed thesis of this dissertation is that the ideology of the Hamitic Hypothesis played such a significant, divisive role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide that future literature should characterize the genocide as "ideological" in nature. Through a shift in the balance of political power that occurred with the introduction of the concept of "race" to Rwandan life through the Hamitic Hypothesis, Hutu and Tutsi embarked on a path of antagonism and violence that would culminate in genocide.While the Hamitic Hypothesis had its roots in the religious teachings of missionaries and colonial administrators, the ideology of Hamitism quickly left its religious roots and developed into a racial/ethnic ideology that would pervade every aspect of society. The ideological path of Hamitism followed the pattern of introduction, institutionalization, inflammation and ultimately ignition, resulting in mass violence of Hutu against Tutsi. The ideology of Hamitism provided a necessary, but not sufficient, condition for the Rwandan genocide. 530 Electronic version(s) |bavailable internally at USHMM. 533 Photocopy. |bAnn Arbor, Mich. : |cUMI Dissertation Services, |d2007. |e22 cm. 590 Dissertations and Theses 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 650 0 Genocide |zRwanda. 651 0 Rwanda |xHistory |yCivil War, 1994 |xAtrocities. 651 0 Rwanda |xEthnic relations. 856 41 |uhttp://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1192192211&sid=26&Fmt=6&clientId=54617&RQT=309&VName=PQD |zElectronic version from ProQuest 956 41 |uhttp://dc.ushmm.org/library/bib136105/3223316.pdf |zHosted by USHMM. 852 0 |bstacks |hDT450.435 |i.M334 2006 852 |bwww 852 0 |bscstacks |hDT450.435 |i.M334 2006 |tc.2 852 |bebook