Antecedents to Modern Rwanda

The Nyiginya Kingdom

AvJ. Vansina

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

Del i serien Africa and the Diaspora: History, Politics, Culture

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To understand the genocide and other dramatic events of Rwanda's recent past, one must understand the history of the earlier realm. Jan Vansina provides a critique of the history recorded by early missionaries and court historians and provides a bottom-up view, drawing on hundreds of grassroots narratives. He describes the genesis of the Hutu and Tutsi identities, their growing social and political differences, their bitter feuds, revolts, and massacres, and the relevance of this dramatic history to the post-genocide Rwanda of today.

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Utgivningsdatum:2004-11-04
Mått:153 x 225 x 20 mm
Vikt:506 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Africa and the Diaspora: History, Politics, Culture
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN:9780299201241
Översättare:Vansina, J.

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Afrikas historia inom Historia och arkeologi

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Jan Vansina is the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor and the Vilas Professor in History and Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His many books include his 1994 memoir Living with Africa, Oral Tradition as History, Kingdoms of the Savanna, and The Children of Woot, all published by the University of Wisconsin Press.

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For historians... the choice is clear. Only at their peril will they ignore Vansina's seminal contribution to our understanding of one of the most complex and controversial chapters in the history of the continent. There are few books about Africa today I would qualify as a magnificent achievement. This is one of them. - Rene Lemarchand, African Affairs