Robin Philpot

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Heading for Confrontation

Heading for Confrontation

From: A People's History of Quebec

This chapter explores escalating French-English tensions after 1793 in Canada. It touches on controversies over uniting Upper and Lower Canada, the Parti Patriote led by Louis-Joseph … ; 20 $2.00 Add
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How Is the Empire?

How Is the Empire?

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

In Chapter 7, Philpot examines the meaning behind former Secretary General Boutros-Ghali’s 1998 statement that “the Americans were one hundred percent responsible” for the … 14 $1.40 Add
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In the Name of Peace and Democracy

In the Name of Peace and Democracy

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

In Chapter 2, Philpot discusses the larger political atmosphere of the Great Lakes region in East Africa before the war, and how with the aid of the Western powers, Paul Kagame, and the Rwandan … 14 $1.40 Add
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International Criminal Justice as "Battering Ram"

International Criminal Justice as "Battering Ram"

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

In Chapter 13, Philpot examines the ad hoc criminal tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. He does this to discuss the injustice and inept of the tribunal, which the founding resolution … 22 $2.20 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

In the introduction, Robert Philpot reflects on the upcoming twentieth anniversary of the shooting down of the Rwandan president’s plane which triggered war, destruction, and massacres in … 16 $1.60 Add
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Invasion? What Invasion?

Invasion? What Invasion?

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

In Chapter 1, Philpot challenges the notion that the Rwandan Patriotic Front under its leadership of the current Rwandan President Paul Kagame– who, along with many fellow officers was … 22 $2.20 Add
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It Shall be Called a Plane Crash

It Shall be Called a Plane Crash

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

In Chapter 6, Philpot discusses the April 6th 1994 assassinations of two African presidents, Juvenal Habyarimana of Rwanda and Cyprien Ntaryamira of Burundi, looking at how these assassinations … 11 $1.10 Add
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On All Fronts

On All Fronts

From: A People's History of Quebec

This chapter explores Quebec and World War One, the great Depression, early discussions of Quebec Independence, and World War Two. ; 16 $1.60 Add
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Power to Those Who Have It!

Power to Those Who Have It!

Phillip Gourevitch

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

In Chapter 9, Philpot explores the notion of the chosen “good” chiefs who the Europeans used during their imperial and colonial pursuits in Africa. Philpot discusses two African … 11 $1.10 Add
Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

From Tragedy to Useful Imperial Fiction

“… essential reading.” Edward S. Herman An accepted narrative holds that horrible Rwandan Hutu génocidaires planned and executed a satanic scheme to eliminate nearly a million Tutsis after a … 276 View
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Scouts at her Majesty's Service

Scouts at her Majesty’s Service

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

In Chapter 4, Philpot critiques and highlights the fact that a commission comprising of mainly American, Canadian, and French nationals– six of ten members of whom admitted that they knew … 12 $1.20 Add
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Sunday at the Cesspool

Sunday at the Cesspool

Gil Courtemanche

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

In Chapter 11, Philpot critiques Gil Courtemanche’s novel Sunday at the Pool in Kigali, in which Courtemanche describes himself as “an eye-witness report,” even though he was … 9 $0.90 Add
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The Heart of Dark Imaginations

The Heart of Dark Imaginations

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

In Chapter 8, Philpot offers a post-colonial critique of how Africa has been portrayed in the Western imagination. Using Dorothy Hammond’s and Alta Jablow’s in-depth study “The … 9 $0.90 Add
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The Importance of Being Canadian

The Importance of Being Canadian

Carol Off

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

In Chapter 10, Philpot examines Carol Off’s essay “The Lion, The Fox and the Eagle.” Off’s essay the is about author’s heroes, Roméo Dallaire (“the … 10 $1.00 Add
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The Power of a Word

The Power of a Word

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

In Chapter 3, Philpot discusses how Central Africa has been turned upside down in the pursuit of génocidaires. Philpot examines how with the support of the United States, Canada, the United … 15 $1.50 Add
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Timeline

Timeline

From: A People's History of Quebec

A thorough timeline outlining Quebec’s history. ; 6 $0.60 Add