About this title: "A Thousand Hills: Rwanda's Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It" is the story of Paul Kagame, a refugee who, after a generation of exile, found his way home. Learn about President Kagame, who strives to make Rwanda the first middle-income country in Africa, in a single generation. In this adventurous tale, learn about Kagame's early fascination with Che Guevara and James Bond, his years as an intelligence agent, his training in Cuba and the United States, the way he built his secret rebel army, his bloody rebellion, and his outsized ambitions for Rwanda.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley
Date Published: 2008-06-03
ISBN-13:9780470120156ISBN:0470120150
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780470120156ISBN:0470120150
Description: New in New jacket. Item is brand new from publisher overstock. May have Publishers remainder mark on the edge just to assure it is not returned to the store. Hardcover with dust jacket. From Publishers Weekly: Kinzer (All the Shah's Men) has penned a hagiographic account of Rwandan president Paul Kagame, the Tutsi refugee who organized the Rwandan Military Front in 1994 and helped halt the genocide in Rwanda. Instead of settling scores, Kagame embarked on a program of reconciliation and ... read more
Edition: First American edition
Binding: Hardcover--cloth
Publisher: Wiley,, New York, New York:
Date Published: 2008.
Description: Fine/Fine. Signed by the author and inscribed to the previous owner. Octavo, 9 1/2" tall, xiii + 380 pages, black boards. A fine clean neat hard cover first edition with light shelf wear; hinges and binding tight. In a fine dust jacket with the original price. read more
Binding: Spoken Word MP3-CD
Publisher: Tantor Media Inc
Date Published: 2008-07-01
ISBN-13:9781400157815ISBN:1400157811
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Date Published: 2008-06-03
ISBN-13:9780470120156ISBN:0470120150
Description: NEW. Hardcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780470120156. read more
Binding: Audio CD
Publisher: Tantor Media
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781400157815ISBN:1400157811
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780470120156ISBN:0470120150
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
"This is written as a popular biography / the author's story about his introduction and relationship with Rwanda. I enjoy the latter part of the story as well as the amazing, truly remarkable story of Paul Kagame.
Paul Kagame is the man who has lead Rwanda from the genocide (of which the author discusses extensively how this is the main reference point for most international interest in Rwanda) into relative economic prosperity, even to the point where it may become a model of development. In Uganda last summer several Ugandans remarked at how well the Rwandan government was run and the national unity of the country. One man even said something to the extent of, "yes the Ugandans and Rwandans both plundered the Congo, but the Rwandans returned it to their national coffers, while the Ugandans put it in their pockets."
Kagame is a model of stoicism and is extremely interesting. Some of the things he has done in Rwanda deserve study. This biography doesn't quite on them in the level of depth that one might want, but the entire book remains interesting.
The other aspects of the story, the author's relationship with Rwanda and an entire chapter dedicated to, now famous, UN / Canadian General who commanded the peace-keeping troops during the genocide are also interesting, but seem somewhat out of place in a biography. Still, I was glad they were included.
I know there are plenty of other books on Kagame and Rwanda, but this might be a good (easy) place to start to learn."
"I saw Stephen Kinzer talk a couple of times at my school. He was really interesting. I came across his latest book in my school library, and decided to read it. The way that he writes is very easy to understand, and the story kept me interested. I understand that Mr. Kinzer spent many hours with Paul Kagame, the president of Rwanda, and therefore he has a personal opinion of the man. The one thing that made me a bit uncomfortable with this book though, was that I was able to feel the bias towards Kagame throughout the story. There have been some very serious allegations against Mr. Kagame and his regime in Rwanda, and while I would expect him to justify his actions, I didn't really understand why Kinzer kept justifying his actions. When it was obvious that there were no justifications for Kagame's actions, it felt like Kinzer glossed over the situations, or tried to rationalize the behavior. Other than that though, the story is fascinating, and I look forward to the future for Rwandans."
"You must read this! Kinzer's writing is interesting, insightful, and honest and about a country most of us know little about. Thinking about Rwanda forces you to think about human nature, imperialism, evil, forgiveness, freedom vs. security- there is so much in this book. While learning about the tragedy of Rwanda is difficult at times, it was important to me to also get into the political nuances that I never thought about or understood before."
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