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Who must die in Rwanda's genocide? : the state of exception realized / Kyrsten Sinema.

Publication | Library Call Number: DT450.435 .S57 2015 c. 1

"This book analyzes the hundred year development of the 'state of exception' in Rwanda, a political theory developed and expanded by Foucault, Agamben, and others. It analyzes Hutu regime propaganda utilized to dehumanize the Tutsi population and how state action created a setting for genocide to become an appropriate reaction to political threats."--Publisher.

"This book analyzes the hundred year development of the 'state of exception' in Rwanda, a political theory developed and expanded by Foucault, Agamben, and others. It analyzes Hutu regime propaganda utilized to dehumanize the Tutsi population and how state action created a setting for genocide to become an appropriate reaction to political threats."-- Publisher.

Book cover
Format
Book
Author/Creator
Sinema, Kyrsten, author.
Published
Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2015]
Locale
Rwanda
Language
English

About This Publication

Physical Description
xvi, 159 pages ; 24 cm
Contents
Prelude to genocide
Rwandan government and propaganda
Pre-colonial Rwanda meets Belgian rule
From Kayibanda to Habyiramana
Genocide
Conclusion
Appendix 1: English summary of the 1990 human rights violations
Appendix 2: English summary of the 1993 Arusha Accords.
ISBN
9781498518642
1498518648 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781498518659 (electronic)
1498518656 (electronic)
Notes
"This book analyzes the hundred year development of the 'state of exception' in Rwanda, a political theory developed and expanded by Foucault, Agamben, and others. It analyzes Hutu regime propaganda utilized to dehumanize the Tutsi population and how state action created a setting for genocide to become an appropriate reaction to political threats."--Publisher.
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Arizona State University, 2012, under the title: Who must die : the state of exception in Rwanda's genocide.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-153) and index.
Prelude to genocide -- Rwandan government and propaganda -- Pre-colonial Rwanda meets Belgian rule -- From Kayibanda to Habyiramana -- Genocide -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: English summary of the 1990 human rights violations -- Appendix 2: English summary of the 1993 Arusha Accords.

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