In Prelude to Genocide, David Rawson draws on declassified documents and his own experiences to seek out what led to the Rwanda crisis. The result is a commanding blend of diplomatic history and analysis that is a milestone read on the Rwandan Genocide, and what happens when conflict resolution and diplomacy fall short.

In Prelude to Genocide, David Rawson draws on declassified documents and his own experiences to seek out what led to the Rwanda crisis. The result is a commanding blend of diplomatic history and analysis that is a milestone read on the Rwandan Genocide, and what happens when conflict resolution and diplomacy fall short.