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.Across The Red River: Rwanda, Burundi and the Heart of Darkness
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by: Christian Jennings

May 04, 2000
What I particularly like about Jennings' book is that he also provides an account of the atrocities being committed in neighbouring Burundi as well. As a rule, it seems that whatever happens in one country, has almost always a negative impact on the other. For example, we know the Hutu extremists murdered around 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus, but it is interesting to note that in Burundi the opposite is occurring, although to a far lesser degree (the Burundian Army formed almost entirely of Tutsis persecuting and murdering Hutu peasants).

I myself prefer books which are objective historical accounts, rather than personal ones, but Jennings' book is still a very good book. I recommend reading Gerard Prunier's "Rwanda in Crisis", ... Read More:
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.Journey to Livingstone: Exploration of an Imperial Myth
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by: Timothy Holmes

1993-11
What I particularly like about Jennings' book is that he also provides an account of the atrocities being committed in neighbouring Burundi as well. As a rule, it seems that whatever happens in one country, has almost always a negative impact on the other. For example, we know the Hutu extremists murdered around 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus, but it is interesting to note that in Burundi the opposite is occurring, although to a far lesser degree (the Burundian Army formed almost entirely of Tutsis persecuting and murdering Hutu peasants).

I myself prefer books which are objective historical accounts, rather than personal ones, but Jennings' book is still a very good book. I recommend reading Gerard Prunier's "Rwanda in Crisis", ... Read More:
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