Sinema, Kyrsten.

Who Must Die in Rwanda's Genocide? : The State of Exception Realized. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (177 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Terms -- Chapter One: Prelude to Genocide -- Chapter Two: Rwandan Government and Propaganda -- Chapter Three: Pre-Colonial Rwanda Meets Belgian Rule -- Chapter Four: From Kayibanda to Habyiramana -- Chapter Five: Genocide -- Chapter Six: Conclusion -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

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.

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Genocide--Rwanda--History--20th century.
Hutu (African people)--Rwanda--Politics and government.
Tutsi (African people)--Crimes against--Rwanda.
Ethnic conflict--Rwanda--History--20th century.
Rwanda--History--Civil War, 1994--Causes.
Rwanda--History--Civil War, 1994--Atrocities.
Rwanda--Politics and government--1962-1994.


Electronic books.

DT450.435.S57 2015

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