{"product_id":"the-cohesion-of-oppression-9780231062572","title":"The Cohesion of Oppression","description":"\u003cp\u003eRevolutions are often seen in terms of a spontaneous burst of intense political activity; less attention usually is given to the structures, processes, and perceptions that make such activity possible. This innovative book examines such long-term transformations as they relate to the revolution in the Central African nation of Rwanda, which culminated in its independence in July 1962. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile much of the previous work on Rwanda has focused on the royal court and central state institutions, \u003ci\u003eThe Cohesion of Oppression\u003c\/i\u003e instead focuses on politics outside the central heartland. Adopting a \"view from below,\" it explores the interaction of central and local power bases and delineates the transformations introduced into the system by German and Belgian colonial policies that consciously sought to bolster one ethnic group as agents of colonial administration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the three years before independence, violent conflict in Rwanda resulted in the abolition of the monarchy, the expulsion of the ruling Tuutsi ethnic group from power, and the installation of rival Hutu authorities to take control of a presidential regime with an elected Assembly. While basic Rwandan cultural norms persisted during and after the revolution, significant alterations had taken place in the locus of political power and social categories that had access to high office. This book considers both the internal and the non-Rwandan influences that substantially affected these alterations but concentrates on the former, since such an approach has in general been more neglected.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Catharine Newbury","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42980494049398,"sku":"9780231062572","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/the-cohesion-of-oppression-9780231062572","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}