Antecedents to Modern Rwanda: The Nyiginya Kingdom (Africa and

Antecedents to Modern Rwanda: The Nyiginya Kingdom (Africa and the Diaspora: History, Politics, Culture)

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.
Country USA
Brand University of Wisconsin Press
Manufacturer University of Wisconsin Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 11 maps
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780299201241
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	University of Wisconsin Press
Manufacturer	University of Wisconsin Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	11 maps
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780299201241
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Antecedents to Modern Rwanda: The Nyiginya Kingdom (Africa and the Diaspora: History, Politics, Culture)