PRELUDE TO GENOCIDE
STUDIES IN CONFLICT, JUSTICE, AND SOCIAL CHANGE
Series Editors: Susan F. Hirsch and Agnieszka Paczyńska
This series is funded in part through the generous support of the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University.
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David Rawson, Prelude to Genocide: Arusha, Rwanda, and the Failure of Diplomacy
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PRELUDE TO GENOCIDE
Arusha, Rwanda, and the Failure of Diplomacy
DAVID RAWSON
AN ADST-DACOR DIPLOMATS AND DIPLOMACY BOOK
STUDIES IN CONFLICT, JUSTICE, AND SOCIAL CHANGE
OHIO UNIVERSITY PRESS, ATHENS
Ohio University Press, Athens, Ohio 45701
© 2018 by David Rawson
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Rawson, David P., author.
Title: Prelude to genocide : Arusha, Rwanda, and the failure of diplomacy / David Rawson.
Other titles: Studies in conflict, justice, and social change. | ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy series ; v. 65.
Description: Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2018. | Series: Studies in conflict, justice, and social change | Series: ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy series ; 65th | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018031923| ISBN 9780821423325 (hc : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780821423332 (pb : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780821446508 (pdf)
Subjects: LCSH: Rwanda--History--Civil War, 1994--Diplomatic history. | Rwanda--History--Civil War, 1994--Causes. | Humanitarian intervention--Rwanda--History--20th century. | Genocide--Rwanda--History--20th century. | Rwanda--Politics and government--1962-1994. | Rwanda--Ethnic relations--History.
Classification: LCC DT450.435 .R39 2018 | DDC 967.571042--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018031923
ADST-DACOR DIPLOMATS AND DIPLOMACY SERIES
Series Editor: MARGERY BOICHEL THOMPSON
Since 1776, extraordinary men and women have represented the United States abroad under widely varying circumstances. What they did and how and why they did it remain little known to their compatriots. In 1995, the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (ADST) and DACOR, an organization of foreign affairs professionals, created the Diplomats and Diplomacy book series to increase public knowledge and appreciation of the professionalism of American diplomats and their involvement in world history. David Rawson’s account of the Arusha negotiations preceding the Rwandan genocide is the 65th volume in the series.
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To Sandy, for her love, courage, and support in difficult days
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