The Rwandan genocide / Alexander Cruden, editor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ch. 1. Historical background on the Rwandan genocide. An overview of the Rwandan genocide / Timothy Longman -- Before the genocide began, the perpetrators had French support / Alex Duval Smith -- U.S. government debated a response / Congress of the United States Subcommittee on Africa of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, White House Office of the Press Secretary, Bill Clinton -- American support came for UN prosecutions / Madeleine K. Albright -- An African investigation found that world powers failed / The International Panel of Eminent Personalities to Investigate the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda and the surrounding events -- Rwandans coexisted warily while awaiting justice after the genocide / Elizabeth Neuffer --

ch. 2. Controversies surrounding the Rwandan genocide. World's indifference allowed mass murder / Milton Leitenberg -- U.S. government missed many chances to stop the killings / Samantha Power -- UN Peacekeeping Force proved inadequate / Linda Melvern -- Leader of the UN Peacekeeping Mission explains why it failed / Roméo Dallaire -- Some Church leaders did what they could to help the innocent / Marie Césarie Mukarwego -- Catholic Church leaders made matters worse / Tom Ndahiro -- Women were active participants in the slaughter / Derek Summerfield -- Accusing children of participating in the genocide raised legal and moral issues / Judith Matloff -- Another genocide could happen anytime / Jonathan Curiel --

ch. 3. Personal narratives. Struggling as the only surgeon in Kigali / John Sundin -- A prominent woman escapes death / Monique Mujawamariya, interviewed by Armande Saint-Jean -- Trapped in the genocide, a reporter learns much about trust / Lindsey Hilsum -- A Rwandan woman endures years as a refugee / Marie Béatrice Umutesi -- Rwandan children tell how they escaped / Julienne Kampogo, Delphone Uwituze, Augustin Nshimiyimana.