Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vi
4. Acknowledgments vii
5. Abbreviations ix
6. Introduction: Person, Nation, and Violence in Rwanda 1
7. 1. The Post-Conflict Moment in Butare and Its Antecedents 25
8. 2. Ethnicity’s Specter in Post-Ethnic Times 56
9. 3. Living with Absence 79
10. 4. Creativity, Positive Thinking, and Their Perils 98
11. 5. Making Peace by Remaking Persons 128
12. Conclusion: The Post-Conflict, the Postcolonial, and Peaceful Selves 159
13. Glossary of Kinyarwanda terms 167
14. Bibliography 169
15. Index 183