The Banyamulenge Soldier: Genocide Between Congo and Rwanda - Couverture souple

Davey, Christopher P.

 
9780472057696: The Banyamulenge Soldier: Genocide Between Congo and Rwanda
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ISBN 10 : 0472057693 ISBN 13 : 9780472057696
Editeur : The University of Michigan Press, 2025

Synopsis

The Banyamulenge Soldier offers a critical analysis of combatant experiences from within the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) and subsequent armed groups, through the interpretation of Banyamulenge soldier narratives. Banyamulenge young men joined the RPF and acted as foot soldiers of the RPF’s fight against the genocidaire in 1994 and later conflicts, becoming active agents of conflict in the region up to the present. In examining the highly political discourse and stories around the Rwandan conflict and Congo wars, this book examines RPF memory, the evolution of its uses of violence, and how these memories have shaped Banyamulenge combatants. Challenging the preconceived victim and perpetrator categories with a forward-thinking approach using the concept of genocide narrative identity—meaning a narrative identity shaped by experiences of social destruction or uses of genocide as a concept—Christopher P. Davey reveals how the stories we tell about ourselves shapes who we are. He shows that Banyamulenge experiences of genocide between Congo and Rwanda are layered around agencies of victimhood and perpetration of genocide. Using soldier and other community narratives, Davey examines the subjective nature of genocide in perception of an event, strategic deployment of the label, and in the (re)shaping of social worlds inhabited by this community and therefore impacting others in Congo and Rwanda. The Banyamulenge Soldier offers an insider view of the historical dynamics of current conflicts in South Kivu while adding to our understanding of relational genocide theory.

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À propos de l?auteur

Christopher P. Davey is a Lecturer in Political Science at Binghamton University.

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Éditeur
The University of Michigan Press
Date d'édition
2025
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0472057693
ISBN 13 
9780472057696
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
390
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0472077694 ISBN 13 :  9780472077694
Editeur : The University of Michigan Press, 2025
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