A Thousand Hills: Rwanda’s Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It

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*A Thousand Hills: Rwanda’s Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It* is a nonfiction book by journalist Stephen Kinzer that chronicles Rwanda’s post-genocide recovery and the leadership of Paul Kagame in reshaping the nation.

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A Thousand Hills: Rwanda’s Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It canonical	2
Paul Kagame as central architect of Rwanda’s recovery	1
Rwanda’s Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It	1

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Target entity: A Thousand Hills: Rwanda’s Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It
Context triple: [Stephen Kinzer, notableWork, A Thousand Hills: Rwanda’s Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It]

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Target entity: A Thousand Hills: Rwanda’s Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It
Target entity description: *A Thousand Hills: Rwanda’s Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It* is a nonfiction book by journalist Stephen Kinzer that chronicles Rwanda’s post-genocide recovery and the leadership of Paul Kagame in reshaping the nation.

A. Mountains Beyond Mountains
Mountains Beyond Mountains is a nonfiction book by Tracy Kidder that chronicles the life and global health work of physician-anthropologist Paul Farmer.
B. Out of Africa
Out of Africa is a 1985 romantic drama film set in colonial Kenya, best known for its sweeping cinematography, Oscar-winning acclaim, and Meryl Streep’s acclaimed performance.
C. Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World
"Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World" is a biographical and political study by Samantha Power that chronicles the life, humanitarian work, and legacy of UN diplomat Sergio Vieira de Mello.
D. Life in a Haitian Valley
Life in a Haitian Valley is a classic ethnographic study by anthropologist Melville J. Herskovits that examines Haitian rural life, culture, and African cultural survivals.
E. Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia
Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia is a 1979 documentary film that exposes the devastation and human suffering in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge regime and the impact of Western policies on the country.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biographical book ⓘ nonfiction book ⓘ political history book ⓘ
about	Rwandan Patriotic Front ⓘ Rwandan economic development ⓘ Rwandan politics ⓘ Rwandan social reconciliation ⓘ Rwanda’s rebirth ⓘ nation-building ⓘ post-conflict recovery ⓘ
author	Stephen Kinzer ⓘ
authorNationality	American ⓘ
authorOccupation	journalist ⓘ
countryOfSubject	Rwanda ⓘ
focusesOn	Rwanda’s transformation after genocide ⓘ leadership of Paul Kagame ⓘ
genre	contemporary history ⓘ nonfiction ⓘ political biography ⓘ
hasPerspective	largely sympathetic to Paul Kagame ⓘ
hasTitle	A Thousand Hills: Rwanda’s Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	Paul Kagame ⓘ Rwandan genocide aftermath ⓘ post-genocide reconstruction ⓘ
mediaType	print ⓘ
notableFor	detailed narrative of Rwanda’s post-genocide recovery ⓘ in-depth profile of Paul Kagame ⓘ
originalPublicationPlace	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
portrays	Paul Kagame as central architect of Rwanda’s recovery ⓘ linked to: A Thousand Hills: Rwanda’s Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It
primaryAudience	readers interested in African politics ⓘ readers interested in biographies of political leaders ⓘ readers interested in post-conflict reconstruction ⓘ
publisher	John Wiley & Sons ⓘ linked to: Wiley-Blackwell
setting	Rwanda ⓘ
subjectConcept	authoritarian modernization ⓘ ethnic reconciliation in Rwanda ⓘ post-conflict justice ⓘ state-led development ⓘ
subjectEvent	Rwandan Patriotic Front victory in 1994 ⓘ Rwandan genocide ⓘ linked to: 1994 Rwandan genocide
subjectPerson	Paul Kagame ⓘ
subtitle	Rwanda’s Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It ⓘ linked to: A Thousand Hills: Rwanda’s Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It
timePeriodCovered	early 21st century ⓘ late 20th century ⓘ post-1994 Rwanda ⓘ

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Stephen Kinzer → notableWork → A Thousand Hills: Rwanda’s Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It ⓘ

A Thousand Hills: Rwanda’s Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It → portrays → Paul Kagame as central architect of Rwanda’s recovery ⓘ

linked to: A Thousand Hills: Rwanda’s Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It

A Thousand Hills: Rwanda’s Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It → hasTitle → A Thousand Hills: Rwanda’s Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It ⓘ

A Thousand Hills: Rwanda’s Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It → subtitle → Rwanda’s Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It ⓘ