Gender and the genocide in Rwanda : women as rescuers and perpetrators / Sara E. Brown.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: a Study in Contrasts -- 1: Finding the Right Flashlight: Frames of Analysis and Review of Literature -- 2: History of Rwanda -- 3: Mobilization and Militarization -- 4: Rescuers -- 5: Perpetrators -- 6: Post-Genocide Trajectories -- 7: Sharing Salt

This book examines the mobilization, role, and trajectory of women rescuers and perpetrators during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. While much has been written about the victimization of women during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, very little has been said about women who rescued targeted victims or perpetrated crimes against humanity. This book explores and analyzes the role played by women who exercised agency as rescuers and as perpetrators during the genocide in Rwanda. As women, they took actions and decisions within the context of a deeply entrenched patriarchal system that limited their choices.-- From the publisher.