LEADER 05279cam a2200625 i 4500001 280298 005 20240621234906.0 008 210824s2020 nbub b 001 0 eng 010 2019027688 020 9781640122451 |qhardcover 020 1640122451 |qhardcover 020 |z9781640123236 |qelectronic publication 020 |z9781640123243 |qmobi 020 |z9781640123250 |qelectronic book 035 (OCoLC)on1107833867 035 280298 042 pcc 043 f-rw--- 049 LHMA 040 IEN/DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dOCLCO |dOCLCF |dYDX |dBDX |dOCL |dHF9 |dOVV |dMFS |dOCLCO 050 00 DT450.435 |b.L43 2020 100 1 Leader, Joyce E., |eauthor. 245 10 From hope to horror : |bdiplomacy and the making of the Rwanda genocide / |cJoyce E. Leader ; foreword by Pauline H. Baker. 264 1 [Lincoln, Nebraska] : |bPotomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, |c[2020] 300 xxiii, 383 pages : |bmap ; |c24 cm. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 490 1 ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy series 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 Part 1. Rwanda's Struggle for Democracy and Peace, 1991-1994 -- Political Liberalization Takes Off -- War Intrudes -- Rights Abuses and Violence Sow Fear -- Opposition Parties Join a Coalition Government -- Peace Talks Begin and Cease-Fire Takes Hold -- Democratization Flounders -- Turning Point: Adversaries in Kigali and Arusha Tackle Power Sharing -- Violence Stalks Democratization and Prospects for Peace -- The January from Hell: Diplomacy at a Crossroads -- Diplomats Undertake a Fact-Finding Mission -- War Resumes -- A Second Chance for Peace -- Assignment-Arusha Observer: The Setting -- Assignment-Arusha Observer: The Negotiations -- The Dénouement: Arusha Peace Accords Signed -- Preparing to Implement the Arusha Accords -- Violence Plagues Implementation -- Implementation Stalls -- The Exodus -- Return to Rwanda -- Part 2. Why Diplomacy Failed to Prevent Mass Atrocities and Genocide -- Diplomatic Challenges We Failed to Anticipate -- Making Conflict Prevention a Foreign Policy and Diplomatic Priority -- Fixes for the Future from Failures of the Past -- Conclusion: Changing the Paradigm 520 As deputy to the U.S. ambassador in Rwanda, Joyce E. Leader witnessed the tumultuous prelude to genocide - a period of political wrangling, human rights abuses, and many levels of ominous, ever-escalating violence. From Hope to Horror offers her insider's account of the nation's efforts to move toward democracy and peace and analyzes the challenges of conducting diplomacy in settings prone to - or engaged in - armed conflict. Leader traces the three-way struggle for control among Rwanda's ethnic and regional factions. Each sought to shape democratization and peacemaking to its own advantage. The United States, hoping to encourage a peaceful transition, midwifed negotiations toward an accord. The result: a revolutionary blueprint for political and military power-sharing among Rwanda's competing factions that met categorical rejection by the "losers" and a downward spiral into mass atrocities. Drawing on the Rwandan experience, Leader proposes ways diplomacy can more effectively avert the escalation of violence by identifying the unintended consequences of policies and emphasizing conflict prevention over crisis response. Compelling and expert, From Hope to Horror fills in the forgotten history of the diplomats who tried but failed to prevent a human rights catastrophe. -- Provided by publisher. 520 "Former ambassador Joyce Leader was DCM in Kigali from 1991 until the genocide erupted in 1994 and is a recognized authority on the failed diplomatic efforts to avert the tragedy"-- |cProvided by publisher. 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 650 0 Democracy |zRwanda |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 Genocide |zRwanda |xHistory |y20th century. 651 0 Rwanda |xHistory |yCivil War, 1994 |xCauses. 651 0 Rwanda |xHistory |yCivil War, 1994 |xDiplomatic history. 651 0 Rwanda |xPolitics and government |y1962-1994. 651 0 Rwanda |xEthnic relations |xHistory. 651 6 Rwanda |0(CaQQLa)201-0259360 |xHistoire |y1994 (Guerre civile) |xCauses. |0(CaQQLa)201-0377566 651 6 Rwanda |0(CaQQLa)201-0259360 |xHistoire |y1994 (Guerre civile) |xHistoire diplomatique. |0(CaQQLa)201-0374213 651 6 Rwanda |xPolitique et gouvernement |y1962-1994. |0(CaQQLa)201-0423893 650 7 Democracy. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00890077 650 7 Diplomatic history. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01905576 650 7 Ethnic relations. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00916005 650 7 Genocide. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00940208 650 7 Politics and government. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01919741 650 7 War |xCauses. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01170331 651 7 Rwanda. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01212358 647 7 Rwandan Civil War |c(Rwanda : |d1994) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01352318 648 7 1900-1999 |2fast 655 7 History. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01411628 830 0 ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy series. 852 0 |bscstacks |hDT450.435 |i.L43 2020