Since the early 1990's, the African Great Lakes region has experienced a series of traumas that have profoundly disrupted its geopolitical, economic, social, and demographic stability. Despite numerous peace accords, political compromises, and international interventions, the region has vet to eliminate the tensions that regularly manifest in hate and violence. Featuring contributions from historians, sociologists, anthropologists, and political scientists, this collection accounts for the omnipresent "metastases of hatred and violence" in the Great Lakes region. Through a series of detailed case studies, contributors outline the genealogy and historicity of violence in the region while remaining sensitive to the singular, contingent experiences of each country. Jean-Pierre ChrTtien is on the staff of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in Paris. Richard BanTgas is associate professor of political science and African political studies at the University of Paris-1. Both ChrTtien and BanTgas are renowned experts on central African affairs. --Book Jacket.