The author relates his experiences speaking and traveling with an African refugee named Deo, who escaped genocide and earned his doctorate degree in medicine from Columbia University, to Burundi, where Deo built a hospital and reflected on the many deaths in the region.
Explores genocide and persecution in Uganda, including the historical/cultural background of events from the early 1970s to the twenty-first century. Issues surrounding events such as the despotic rule of Idi Amin, Milton Obote, and Yoweri Museveni and genocidal acts committed by government and rebel forces.
Explores genocide and persecution in the People's Republic of China, including the historical/cultural background of events from the rise of the communist People's Republic of China in 1949 to the present.
Provides background information on the ethnic groups of Kosovo, and describes the breakup of Yugoslavia, the events leading up to war, the international intervention, and its consequences.
Jean Hatzfeld offers an inside look at the motives behind the genocidal massacre of almost a million people in Rwanda more than a decade ago, interviewing ten of the killers and examining why they killed thousands of men, women, and children.
Relates events in Rwanda after the murder of President Habyarimana including the genocide of the Tutsi, the ill-treatment of refugees, and the eventual reconciliation.
Presents twelve essays that argue opposing points on the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, covering its causes, the world's reaction, and the country's rebuilding, and includes an introductory overview, a chronology, and a further reading list.
