Societies in Transition

Sub-Saharan Africa Between Conflict and Reconciliation. Edited by Martin Leiner, Maria Palme and Peggy Stöckner.

This volume looks at ways of dealing with the past in Sub-Saharan Africa in recent decades and highlights the variety of peaceful strategies and processes. It asks to what extent this variety fosters the development of alternative methods for the transformation of violent conflict. 12 contributions focus on different African countries and regions as Chad, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. They take into account the influence of particular cultural contexts on processes of reconciliation. In doing so, they emphasize the importance of religions, rites, and tribal customs as well as the complex legacy of colonialism. They also look at the presentation of the topic in Western media. 242 Seiten, gebunden (Research in Peace and Reconciliation; Vol. 2/Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2014) leichte Lagerspuren/minor shelfwear