{"product_id":"beyond-despair-the-rwanda-genocide-against-the-tutsi-through-the-eyes-of-children-hardback-9781531506070","title":"Beyond Despair; The Rwanda Genocide Against the Tutsi Through the Eyes of Children (Hardback) 9781531506070","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBeyond Despair\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Rwanda Genocide Against the Tutsi Through the Eyes of Children\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHélène Dumas (Author), Catherine Porter (Translated by), Louisa Lombard (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781531506070\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 4 June 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages, 6 b\/w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.531 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner, Prix Pierre Lafue\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWinner, Prix lycéen du livre d'histoire des Rendez-vous de l'histoire de Blois\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the archives of the main institution in charge of the history and memory of the genocide in Rwanda, several bundles of fragile little school notebooks contain, in the silence of accumulated dust, the stories of around a hundred surviving children. Written in 2006 at the initiative of a Rwandan survivors' association, as a testimonial and psychological catharsis, these accounts by children who have since become young men and women tell the story of their experience of the genocide, as well as of \"life before\" and \"life after.\" \u003cbr\u003e The words of these children, the cruel realism of the scenes they describe, the power of the emotions they express, provide the historian with an unparalleled insight into the subjectivities of the survivors, and also enable us to take on board the murderous discourse and gestures of those who eradicated their world of childhood forever. Far from abstract postulates on the \"unspeakable,\" \u003ci\u003eBeyond Despair\u003c\/i\u003e offers a reflection on the conditions that make audible such an experience of dereliction in the twilight of the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThis work received support for excellence in publication and translation from Albertine Translation, a program created by Villa Albertine and funded by FACE Foundation.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword (by Louisa Lombard) \u003c\/i\u003e  ix\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eList of Abbreviations \u003c\/i\u003e  xxvii\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e: Genocide through the Eyes of Children   1\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart I: Life Before—\u003ci\u003eUbuzima \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ebwa mbere\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e1 \u003c\/b\u003eThe Worlds of Childhood: Family and School   13\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2 \u003c\/b\u003eChildhoods at War   29\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart II: Then the Time Came, and We Entered into\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ethe Life of the Genocide—\u003ci\u003eUbwo igihe cyaje kugera twinjira mu buzima bwa jenoside\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e3 \u003c\/b\u003eSeparations   43\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e4 \u003c\/b\u003e\"Their God Is Dead\"   60\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e5 \u003c\/b\u003eTheaters of Cruelty   76\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e6 \u003c\/b\u003eEcosystems of Survival   94\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e7 \u003c\/b\u003eRescues   109\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart III: The Life of an Orphan Has No End—\u003ci\u003eUbupfubyi \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003entibushira\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e8 \u003c\/b\u003e\"We Went Back to Our Ruins\"   129\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e9 \u003c\/b\u003eEscaping from the \"Teeth of the Mockers\": Surviving in Hostile Surroundings   148\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e10 \u003c\/b\u003e\"My Hobbled Life\": Writing Moral Pain   162\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments \u003c\/i\u003e  183\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGlossary \u003c\/i\u003e  185\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNotes \u003c\/i\u003e  187\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBibliography \u003c\/i\u003e  219\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhotographs follow page 108\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Fordham University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52619266130200,"sku":"9781531506070","price":78.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/beyond-despair-the-rwanda-genocide-against-the-tutsi-through-the-eyes-of-children-hardback-9781531506070","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}