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Eyewitness to a Genocide: The United Nations and Rwanda
Michael Barnett
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Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJPR; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 381.
Why was the UN a bystander during the Rwandan genocide? Do its sins of omission leave it morally responsible for the hundreds of thousands of dead? Michael Barnett, who worked at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations from 1993 to 1994, covered Rwanda for much of the genocide. Based on his first-hand experiences, archival work, and interviews with many key participants, he reconstructs the history of the UN's involvement in Rwanda. In the weeks leading up to the genocide, the author documents, the UN was increasingly aware or had good reason to suspect that Rwanda was a site of ... Read more
Why was the UN a bystander during the Rwandan genocide? Do its sins of omission leave it morally responsible for the hundreds of thousands of dead? Michael Barnett, who worked at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations from 1993 to 1994, covered Rwanda for much of the genocide. Based on his first-hand experiences, archival work, and interviews with many key participants, he reconstructs the history of the UN's involvement in Rwanda. In the weeks leading up to the genocide, the author documents, the UN was increasingly aware or had good reason to suspect that Rwanda was a site of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
381g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9781501702433
SKU
V9781501702433
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About Michael Barnett
Michael Barnett is University Professor of International Affairs and Political Science at The George Washington University. He is author of Eyewitness to a Genocide and coeditor of Humanitarianism in Question, both from Cornell.
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