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Gender and Genocide in Burundi The Search for Spaces of Peace in the Great Lakes RegionPatricia O. Daley |
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A feminist perspective on genocidal politics in Africa "Offers some very valuable insights into the politics of genocide and the current peace process." —Koen Vlassenroot, University of Ghent
"This work is an original and masterly contribution to African studies and the global literature on violence in the post–Cold war era." —Wendy James, Oxford University
"An invaluable gift for students of African politics, this book provides an excellent overview of Africa's place in the world." —Noel Twagiramungu, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, International Jrnl African Historical Studies , Vol. 42.2 2009 Burundi, like Rwanda, Congo, and Uganda, is linked to patterns of recurrent genocidal violence that have shaped events in the African Great Lakes region. In Gender and Genocide in Burundi, Patricia O. Daley argues that sexual patterns of violence have become more pervasive as male and Western-dominated cultures of impunity devalue lives across the region. In her view, only a revised feminist-historical approach to understanding violence and a reformed peace process, on local as well as international levels, will bring genocide to an end. By bringing gender to bear, Daley breaks down divisions at places where violence or social injustice has been reproduced in the past and illustrates how the protracted nature of oppression, warfare, and endemic violence can come to an end. Daley's unique insight into the politics of genocide shows how a new gender-oriented paradigm that emphasizes rights and humanity can make "never again" a reality.
Patricia O. Daley is a lecturer in Human Geography at the School of Geography, Jesus College, Oxford University.
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Distribution: North America. Japan is an open market. Publication date: 4/21/2008 |
