The Order of Genocide: Race, Power, and War in Rwanda
Awards:   Commended for Honorable Mention, 2006 Melville J. Herskovits Award (African Studies Association) 2006 (United States) Commended for Melville J. Herskovits Award 2007 (United States) Winner of AAPSS Fellowship 2023 (United States) Winner of Mahatma M.K. Gandhi Fellow 2023 (United States) Winner of Prose Awards 2007 (United States) Winner of Winner of the Award for Excellence in Government and Political Science (Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division, Association of American Publis 2007 (United States) Winner of Winner, Award for Excellence in Government and Pol.
Author:   Scott Straus
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
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9780801474927


Pages:   296
Publication Date:   16 July 2008
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Awards

  • Commended for Honorable Mention, 2006 Melville J. Herskovits Award (African Studies Association) 2006 (United States)
  • Commended for Melville J. Herskovits Award 2007 (United States)
  • Winner of AAPSS Fellowship 2023 (United States)
  • Winner of Mahatma M.K. Gandhi Fellow 2023 (United States)
  • Winner of Prose Awards 2007 (United States)
  • Winner of Winner of the Award for Excellence in Government and Political Science (Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division, Association of American Publis 2007 (United States)
  • Winner of Winner, Award for Excellence in Government and Pol.

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Author:   Scott Straus
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
Imprint:   Cornell University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780801474927


ISBN 10:   0801474922
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   16 July 2008
Audience:   General/trade ,  Adult education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Background to the Genocide 2. Genocide at the National and Regional Levels 3. Local Dynamics 4. The Genocidaires 5. Why Perpetrators Say They Committed Genocide 6. The Logic of Genocide 7. Historical Patterns of Violence 8. Rwanda's Leviathan Conclusion Appendix Index

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Straus's writing is lucid, the structure of the book is well thought out, and jargon is avoided, making The Order of Genocide accessible to anyone interested in the subject. A must-read for those interested in politics and violence. -Journal of Peace Research


<p> Straus shows tenacity and courage in explaining the unthinkable how otherwise ordinary people could imagine, conceive, and carry out genocide. Genocide Studies and Prevention


<p> Straus shows tenacity and courage in explaining the unthinkable-how otherwise ordinary people could imagine, conceive, and carry out genocide. -Genocide Studies and Prevention


Author Information

Scott Straus is Professor of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of Making and Unmaking Nations: War, Leadership, and Genocide in Modern Africa and The Order of Genocide: Race, Power, and War in Rwanda, both from Cornell. He is coauthor of Intimate Enemy: Images and Voices of the Rwandan Genocide and Africa's Stalled Development: International Causes and Cures. He is coeditor most recently of The Human Rights Paradox: Universality and Its Discontents.

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