Drawing on extensive research among Rwandese in Rwanda and Europe, and on his work with a conflict resolution NGO in post genocide Rwanda, the author argues that single, absolutist narratives and representations of genocide actually reinforce the modes of thinking that fuelled the genocide in the first place. Index, bib, notes, xv, 232pp, UK. PLUTO PRESS, 0745320007

Tells the story of life in Rwanda’s prisons in the ten years which followed the 1994 genocide. In 2004, around 85,500 people were detained in Rwanda. Many have spent more than ten years in prison without being tried. Every aspect of prison life is defined by overcrowding and hardship: the standard width of a prisoners living space is 40 centimetres; many sleep outside, exposed to the sun and the rain; family visits last just three minutes. Yet prisoners have succeeded in imposing order on chaos, and the prisons are effectively run by the prisoners themselves, through a highly efficient hierarchical system which mirrors the society outside. This book presents a vivid portrait of humanity pushed to the extreme: an intense and disturbing picture of suffering, ruthlessness, creativity, humour and resilience. Index, apps, gloss, maps, 22 photos, 501pp, UK. ARVES BOOKS.

The war crimes trial of three prominent Rwandan media executives who used a radio station and a newspaper to incite the killing made front-page news around the world. Not since Nuremberg have journalists been tried and found guilty of crimes against humanity. This book is the story of a nation's search for accountability. From crime to trial to verdict, it explores a decade in the lives of people on both sides of the law, including the three journalists, along with everyday citizens such as an orphanage teacher wrongfully imprisoned for eight years for the murder of forty children. From killing fields to prisons to the primitive courtrooms where tribal ritual dictates open-air justice, a Rwanda is revealed that few in the West have ever seen. Index, bib, b/w photos, 302pp, USA. SIMON & SCHUSTER. 0743251105

A journalist's moving story of six individuals caught up in conflicts in Bosnia and Rwanda search for justice. Now available in paperback. Index, bib, notes, xix, 492pp, UK. BLOOMSBURY.

Account and analysis of the international political brinkmanship embedded in the quest for international justice for Rwanda's genocide. Looks behind the scenes to the political and strategic factors that shaped a path-breaking war crimes tribunal and demonstrates why the trials at Arusha, like Nuremberg, Tokyo, and the Hague, are more than just prosecutions of culprits, but also politics by other means. 252pp, UK. PALGRAVE.