Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa
From Tragedy to Useful Imperial Fiction
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ByRobin Philpot (Author)
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The book comprises three parts. The first part addresses the little-discussed but crucial events preceding the assassination of the presidents of Rwanda and Burundi
Former UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali declared, "The Rwandan genocide was 100% American Responsibility."
Former UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali declared, "The Rwandan genocide was 100% American Responsibility."
on April 6, 1994, which triggered massive killings. These include the invasion in 1990, drawn-out guerrilla and terrorist warfare, imposition of a new political and economic order followed by an ill named “peace process” that sanctified the occupation of the country by the invading army, and the assassination of two African heads of state.
The second part, “The Heart of Dark Imaginations,” shows how popular literature on Rwanda has been built on the old clichés, metaphors, and conventions generated during 400 years of slavery, the slave trade, and colonialism, and helped justify them. The resulting narrative is perfectly crafted for the “new scramble for Africa.”
The third part takes down the so-called international criminal justice as applied to Rwanda and explains how and why the murderous, never-ending war in Congo began.
Table of contents
| Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa | 1 |
|---|---|
| Contents | 4 |
| Acknowledgements | 9 |
| List of Illustrations | 11 |
| Introduction | 13 |
| PART 1 | 29 |
| Chapter 1 | 31 |
| Invasion? What Invasion? | 31 |
| Chapter 2 | 51 |
| In the Name of Peaceand Democracy | 51 |
| Chapter 3 | 65 |
| The Power of a Word | 65 |
| Chapter 4 | 79 |
| Scouts at Her Majesty’s Service | 79 |
| Chapter 5 | 89 |
| A Coup by Any Other Name… | 89 |
| Chapter 6 | 107 |
| It Shall Be Called a Plane Crash | 107 |
| Chapter 7 | 117 |
| How Is the Empire? | 117 |
| PART 2 | 129 |
| Chapter 8 | 131 |
| The Heart of Dark Imaginations | 131 |
| Chapter 9 | 139 |
| Power to Those Who Have It! - Philip Gourevitch | 139 |
| Chapter 10 | 147 |
| The Importance of Being Canadian - Carol Off | 147 |
| Chapter 11 | 157 |
| Sunday at the Cesspool - Gil Courtemanche | 157 |
| Chapter 12 | 165 |
| An Avatar of Colonial Europe - Colette Braeckman | 165 |
| PART 3 | 173 |
| Chapter 13 | 175 |
| International Criminal Justiceas “Battering Ram” | 175 |
| Chapter 14 | 195 |
| From his Rwandan home, Banished a Wand’rer Came | 195 |
| Chapter 15 | 211 |
| “Watch out for Africa!” Closing in on the Congo | 211 |
| Conclusion | 229 |
| Notes | 239 |
| Appendix I | 255 |
| Interview with Captain Amadou Deme “Shock and Awe” in Kigali, April 1994 | 255 |
| Appendix II | 265 |
| Human Rights Watch and Alison Des Forges VS Rwandan Delegation in New York, May 1994 | 265 |
| Index | 271 |
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About Robin Philpot
Robin Philpot is a Montréal writer, translator, and publisher. Born in Thunder Bay, Ontario and a graduate of the University of Toronto, he lived and worked in Africa for several years before settling in Montreal, Quebec He is the author of six books in French on political on international as well as Quebec and Canadian political issues. He is also co-author of A People’s History of Quebec.
Robin Philpot est un auteur, traducteur et éditeur qui habite Montréal. Né à Thunder Bay, en Ontario et diplômé de l'Université de Toronto, il a habité et enseigné en Afrique avant de s'établir à Montréal, Québec. Il l'auteur de six livres en français dont Oka: dernier alibi du Canada anglais (1991, Ça ne s'est pas passé comme ça à Kigali (2003), Le référendum volé (2005) et Derrière l'État Desmarais: POWER (2008), portant sur la politique québécoise, canadienne et internationale. Il est aussi co-auteur avec Jacques Lacoursière de A People's History of Quebec.
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- Publisher
- Baraka Books
- Categories
- African history, International relations
- Publication date
- November 2013
- Pages
- 276
- Chapters
- 45
- Language
- English
- ISBN EPUB
- 9781771860055
- ISBN Paper
- 9781926824949




