From hope to horror : diplomacy and the making of the Rwanda genocide / Joyce E. Leader ; foreword by Pauline H. Baker.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Rwanda's Struggle for Democracy and Peace, 1991-1994 -- Political Liberalization Takes Off -- War Intrudes -- Rights Abuses and Violence Sow Fear -- Opposition Parties Join a Coalition Government -- Peace Talks Begin and Cease-Fire Takes Hold -- Democratization Flounders -- Turning Point: Adversaries in Kigali and Arusha Tackle Power Sharing -- Violence Stalks Democratization and Prospects for Peace -- The January from Hell: Diplomacy at a Crossroads -- Diplomats Undertake a Fact-Finding Mission -- War Resumes -- A Second Chance for Peace -- Assignment-Arusha Observer: The Setting -- Assignment-Arusha Observer: The Negotiations -- The Denouement: Arusha Peace Accords Signed -- Preparing to Implement the Arusha Accords -- Violence Plagues Implementation -- Implementation Stalls -- The Exodus -- Return to Rwanda -- Part 2. Why Diplomacy Failed to Prevent Mass Atrocities and Genocide -- Diplomatic Challenges We Failed to Anticipate -- Making Conflict Prevention a Foreign Policy and Diplomatic Priority -- Fixes for the Future from Failures of the Past -- Conclusion: Changing the Paradigm

"Former ambassador Joyce Leader was DCM in Kigali from 1991 until the genocide erupted in 1994 and is a recognized authority on the failed diplomatic efforts to avert the tragedy"-- Provided by publisher

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