Killing Neighbors: Webs of Violence in Rwanda

Lee Ann Fujii

Published by Cornell University Press 2011

Killing Neighbors

Webs of Violence in Rwanda

Lee Ann Fujii

https://doi.org/10.7591/9780801458613

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About this book

"Fujii makes a much-needed contribution both to the field of Rwandan studies and of genocide studies, substituting data for ideology and local voices for political tracts."—David Newbury, Smith College

Author / Editor information

Lee Ann Fujii is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto.

Reviews

Scott Straus, University of Wisconsin–Madison, author of The Order of Genocide:

Lee Ann Fujii has written a thoughtful, eloquent book that powerfully engages the complexity of the Rwandan genocide. Through careful local-level research and through presenting many fascinating personal accounts, Fujii sheds light on the genocide, challenges much conventional wisdom, and develops a novel argument about the importance of performance, social ties, and group dynamics in how Rwanda's genocide unfolded. This is a terrific book that should be widely read by students of violence, ethnicity, and African politics.

Peter Uvin:

This is an excellent book. It uses oral and written sources very well, is beautifully written and clearly argued, and is truly a pleasure to read (notwithstanding its grim subject). It intelligently describes and tries to explain the ambiguity of the genocide, a process that seems so clear (and evil) and yet, upon closer inspection, becomes far more blurry.... Killing Neighbors poses tough questions and contains far-reaching implications for thinking about genocide and civil violence more generally.

Danielle de Lame:

Perhaps paradoxically, by heightening readers' awareness of the manifold individual actions, the author's methodological discarding of a received category—that of the 'mass'—leads to a deeper understanding of the complex interactions that led to 'mass' killings. The book offers a thoughtful—if, for some, provocative—analysis. It also reminds us that other links remain to be investigated if we are to make sense of the imbricated webs of nationwide violence.

Sandra Joireman:

Killing Neighbors is a fine contribution to the literature on the Rwandan genocide and offers a different kind of explanation for what occurred that accommodates the differentiation in actions among Hutu at the local level. This micro-sociological approach is welcome as community level understandings of the political can be quite different from centralized narratives. It is difficult to imagine a situation in which it is more important to capture both perspectives than the Rwandan genocide.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
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Introduction: Genocide among Neighbors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Conducting Fieldwork in the Aftermath of War and Genocide Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
2. Violence and Identity in Historical Perspective Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
3. Local Narratives and Explanations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	76
4. The Enigma of Ethnicity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
5. The Power of Local Ties Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	128
6. The Logic of Groups Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	154
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	180
Dramatis personae Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
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