Justice on the Grass Three Rwandan Journalists, Their Trial for War Crimes and a Nation's Quest for Redemption

Name: Justice on the Grass Three Rwandan Journalists, Their Trial for War Crimes and a Nation's Quest for Redemption
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ISBN: 9780743284295

ISBN-10: 0743284291

ISBN-13: 9780743284295

Edition: 2005

Authors: Dina Temple-Raston

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The 1994 Rwandan genocide, in which more than 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutu were massacred in just 100 days, was an unparalleled modern-day slaughter. How does a nation pick up the pieces after the killing has stopped?In a gripping narrative that examines the power of the press and sheds light on how the media turned tens of thousands of ordinary Rwandans into murderers, award-winning author and journalist Dina Temple-Raston traces the rise and fall of three media executives -- Ferdinand Nahimana, Jean-Bosco Barayagwiza, and Hassan Ngeze.From crime to trial to verdict, Temple-Raston explores the many avenues of justice Rwanda pursued in the decade after the killing. Focusing on the media…

Book details

List price: $21.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Free Press
Publication date: 8/5/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Dina Temple-Raston was a long-time White House reporter for Bloomberg Business News before becoming a correspondent for USA Today. She lives in Washington, DC.



Glossary


Prologue



Beginnings



Murderers or Patriots



""Contours of the Monster""



""I Want a Big, American Lawyer""



When Two Elephants Fight, It Is the Grass That Suffers



""We Had No Control""7Merci, Gï¿½nocide



The Rape Babies Arrived in the Spring



Words Can Kill



Hutu Blood, Is It Red?



The Fallen Cow Is Gored by the Herd



All Thumbs



Tribunal in Chains



The Aftermath


Epilogue


Notes on Sources


Acknowledgments


Bibliography


Index