The Bosnia War; Part 2 the Background

In the late 20th century, as the Iron Curtain fell, the nations that made up the country of Yugoslavia began re-evaluating their relationship to one another and opening some old wounds. Bosnia, a nation within Yugoslavia, with a long, complex history became a continuation of the atrocities of World War II, with the rest of the world watching impotently. Part 1 of the series examines Bosnian history and how it relates to its neighbours.

24 Feb 202048min

In the early 1990s, the country of Rwanda jumped into the headlines with horrific images and details of what was to become known as the Rwandan Genocide. Part 1 of this podcast explored what happened in the years leading up to the 1994 genocide. With the help of great journalists and their books, we take a look a what genocide meant to individual Rwandans. Books:  We have been informed that tomorrow we will be killed with our families - Philip Gourevitch Shake Hands with the Devil - Romeo Dallaire Dans le nu de la vie (english.  Into the Quick of Life) - Jean Hatzfeld A Time for Machetes - Jean Hatzfeld A Problem from Hell - Samantha Power A Thousand Hills - Stephen Kinzer

25 Jan 202056min

In the early 1990s, the country of Rwanda jumped into the headlines with horrific images and details of what was to become known as the Rwandan Genocide. This is a walk through the years leading up to Rwanda’s civil war, and what precipitated the Rwandan Genocide. Maybe if we can learn from what happened there, it can be prevented in the future. Books: We have been informed that tomorrow we will be killed with our families - Philip Gourevitch Shake Hands with the Devil - Romeo Dallaire Dans le nu de la vie (english.  Into the Quick of Life) - Jean Hatzfeld A Time for Machetes - Jean Hatzfeld A Problem from Hell - Samantha Power A Thousand Hills - Stephen Kinzer

25 Jan 202050min

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