chapter 1.Historical background on the Rwandan genocide. -- The legacy of colonization and the roots of the Rwandan genocide / Timothy Longman -- Ethnic tensions fuel Rwanda's 1990 civil war / Robert M. Press -- The Arusha Accords attempt to end violence in Rwanda / Republic of Rwanda and the Rwandese Patriotic Front -- Violence erupts in the capital city of Kigali / Lyndsey Hilsum -- Hundreds of thousands are massacred in Rwanda / Amnesty International -- The RPF takes control of Rwanda as millions flee / Robert Block -- The refugee camps present a humanitarian and political crisis / Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) -- A perpetrator of genocide in Rwanda is sentenced by international law / International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda -- chapter 2. Controversies surrounding the Rwandan genocide. -- There was no genocide of Tutsis in Rwanda / David Peterson and Edward S. Herman -- Rwanda experienced a genocide / Gerald Caplan -- The Rwanda genocide was an ethnic conflict / Herman J. Cohen -- The Rwandan genocide was a political conflict / Jane Hunter -- Rape was used as a genocidal weapon against women in Rwanda / Nancy Sai -- Many women perpetrated genocide in Rwanda / Donna J. Maier -- Men were singled out for gendercide in Rwanda / Adam Jones -- International intervention could not have prevented the Rwandan genocide / Alan J. Kuperman -- International intervention could have prevented the Rwandan genocide / Gregory H. Stanton -- chapter 3. Personal narratives. -- A Tutsi remembers surviving the genocide / Amanda Wilk -- A genocide survivor and her attacker share their stories / Jason Straziuso -- Killers remember their role in the Rwandan genocide / Jean Hatzfeld -- A man remembers his escape from the Rwandan genocide / Nicola Luksic -- A Hutu woman remembers exile and Tutsi violence / Marie Beatrice Umutesi.