Rwandan Political Violence in Space and Time
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Acknowledgements – we wish to thank the following institutions for assistance: National Science Foundation, the National University of Rwanda in Butare – in particular, the Centre for Conflict Management, the University of Maryland, in particular, the Center for International Development and Conflict Management, Dartmouth College, and the International Criminal Tribunal on Rwanda. We would also like to thank the following individuals for assistance: Tricia Luong, David Armstrong, Alan Kuperman, William Seltzer and a variety of individuals who will remain nameless.
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