Peace-making and the imagination : Papua New Guinea perspectives /

A compelling new book that presents a thoughtful and creative approach to transforming violent discordances, this work examines the intractable issues of revenge and restitution in a conflict context. It argues that in communities where violence must be paid for through compensation, violent conflic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Stewart, Pamela J., Strathern, Andrew
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Queensland Press, 2012.
Colección:New approaches to peace and conflict.
Temas:
Protracted conflicts (Military science) > Papua New Guinea.
Violence > Papua New Guinea.
Reconciliation.
Conflits de longue durée (Science militaire) > Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée.
Violence > Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée.
Réconciliation.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Protracted conflicts (Military science)
Reconciliation
Violence
Papua New Guinea
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover; Author biographies; Other titles in this series; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Note from Series Editor; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1
  • Terror and violence in imagination and practice; Chapter 2
  • Dimensions of violence: revenge and sorcery (Mount Hagen, PNG); Chapter 3
  • Warfare and peace-making: comparative histories; Chapter 4
  • Escalations and complexities: early elections; Chapter 5
  • Escalations and complexities: turns of history; Chapter 6
  • The problems of peacemakers: intermediate sovereigns; Chapter 7
  • Transcending violence: the place of ritual.
  • Chapter 8
  • Conclusions and comparisonsChapter 9
  • Envoi: three themes beyond the local; Appendix; Acknowledgements; References; Index.

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