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| Genre/Form: | Case studies |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Erik Doxtader; Charles Villa-Vicencio; Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (South Africa) |
| ISBN: | 159221083X 9781592210831 0864866135 9780864866134 1592210848 9781592210848 |
| OCLC Number: | 223437045 |
| Notes: | "Institute for Justice and Reconciliation".--T.p. |
| Description: | xxii, 405 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | Introudction: Profiling violence and the potential for reconciliation / Erik Doxtader and Charles Villa-Vicencio -- Section 1. Healing division, forging transition -- 1. Rwanda: balancing the weight of history / S'fiso Ngesi and Charles Villa-Vicencio -- 2. Sierra Leone: history hidden by horror / Tyrone Savage and Joseph Rahall -- 3. Burundi: permanent deadlock or tentative peace? / Erik Doxtader and Yeki Mosomothane -- 4. Nigeria: an overview of a multifaceted conflict / Adewale Segun Banjo -- 5. Angola: the beginning of hope for peace / Erik Doxtader and Ricky Khaukha -- Section 2. In the midst of battles old, new and recurring -- 6. The Democratic Republic of Congo: inchoate transition, interlocking conflicts / Tyrone Savage -- 7. Somalia: beginning the journey from anarchy to order / Susanne Streleau and S'fiso Ngesi -- 8. Zimbabwe: a hundred years war / Tyrone Savage and Shupikayi Blessing Chimhini -- 9. Swaziland: between monarchy and democracy / Manelisi Genge -- 10. Uganda: Half way to democracy / Susanne Streleau -- Section 3. The struggles of democratic consolidation -- 11. South Africa: beyond the "miracle" / Charles Villa-Vicencio and S'fiso Ngesi -- 12. Mozambique: making peace -- the roots of the conflict and the way forward / Iraé Baptista Lundin and António da Costa Gaspar -- 13. Namibia: the jigsaw puzzle of democracy / Edmond Tiku and Erik Doxtader -- 14. Lesotho: political conflict, peace and reconciliation in the Mountain Kingdom / Mokete Lawrence Pherudi -- 15. Botswana: the hopes and fears of consolidation / Gape Kaboyakgosi. |
| Responsibility: | edited by Erik Doxtader and Charles Villa-Vicencio. |
| More information: |
Abstract:
"This collection of essays presents fifteen case studies of African countries whose recent past has been shaped by conflict. Its exploration of the historical roots of violence and of the potential for reconciliation and justice reveals the experiences of communities and nations that are struggling to build a peaceful, prosperous future".--BOOKJACKET.
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