After the Genocide in Rwanda - Testimonies of Violence, Change and Reconciliation

Since the Genocide against the Tutsi, when up to one million Rwandan people were brutally killed, Rwanda has undergone a remarkable period of reconstruction. Driven by a governmental programme of unity and reconciliation, the last 25 years have seen significant changes at national, community, and individual levels. This book gathers previously unpublished testimonies from individuals who lived through the genocide. These are the voices of those who experienced one of the most horrific events of the 20th Century. Yet, their stories do not simply paint a picture of lives left destroyed and damaged; they also demonstrate healing relationships, personal growth, forgiveness and reconciliation. Through the lens of positive psychology, the book presents a range of perspectives on what happened in Rwanda in 1994, and shows how people have been changed by their experience of genocide.>

About the author

Hannah Grayson is Lecturer in French and Francophone Studies at the University of Stirling.Nicki Hitchcott is based in the School of Modern Languages at the University of St Andrews.Laura Blackie is Assistant Professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Nottingham, UK.STEPHEN JOSEPH is Professor of Psychology, Health and Social Care at the University of Nottingham, UK.

Product details

• Authors: , Laura Blackie, Hannah Grayson, Grayson Hannah, Nicki Hitchcott
• Assisted by: Laura Blackie (Editor), Hannah Grayson (Editor), Nicki Hitchcott (Editor), Hitchcott Nicki (Editor), Stephen Joseph (Editor)
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781788313230
• ISBN: 978-1-78831-323-0
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: International Library of Afric; International Library of African Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > General, dictionaries; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, HISTORY / Africa / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Genocide & War Crimes, Rwanda, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Genocide & ethnic cleansing, Genocide and ethnic cleansing