When Victims Become Killers: Colonialism, Nativism, and the Genocide in Rwanda
Mahmood Mamdani offers a historical and political examination of the Rwandan genocide. Focusing on colonialism, nativism, and identity, the book explores the forces that shaped Rwanda’s conflicts and considers how victims could become perpetrators within a changing political and social order.
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When Victims Become Killers examines the Rwandan genocide through a historical and political analysis.
Mahmood Mamdani focuses on the connected roles of colonialism, nativism, and identity in shaping Rwanda’s social and political conflicts.
The book considers how people who experienced violence could become involved in violence against others.
Its approach places the genocide within broader questions about state power, historical legacies, and political belonging.
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