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Violence and Belonging - The Quest for Identity in Post-Colonial Africa (Hardcover)
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Violence and Belonging - The Quest for Identity in Post-Colonial Africa (Hardcover)
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Modernization in Africa has created new problems as well as new
freedoms. Multiparty democracy, resource privatization and changing
wealth relationships, have not always created stable and prosperous
communities, and violence continues to be endemic in many areas of
African life - from civil war and political strife to violent
clashes between genders, generations, classes and ethnic groups.
Violence and Belonging explores the crucial formative role of
violence in shaping people's ideas of who they are in uncertain
postcolonial contexts where, as resources dwindle and wealth is
contested, identities and ideas of belonging become a focal area of
conflict and negotiation. Focusing on fieldwork from across the
continent, its case studies consider how routine everyday violence
ties in with wider regional and political upheavals, and how
individuals experience and legitimize violence in its different
forms. The Zimbabwean and Sudanese civil wars, Kenyan Kikuyu
domestic conflicts, Rwandan massacres and South African Truth and
Reconciliation processes, are among the contexts explored.
General
Imprint: |
Routledge
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
November 2004 |
First published: |
2004 |
Authors: |
Vigdis Broch-Due
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
272 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-415-29006-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
General
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LSN: |
0-415-29006-6 |
Barcode: |
9780415290067 |
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