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Bozeman Conflict in Africa
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4008-6742-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
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Concepts and Realities
E-Book, Englisch, 446 Seiten
Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library
ISBN: 978-1-4008-6742-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
Do modern Western ideas about the nature of conflict and its resolution apply to Africa? To answer this question, Adda Bozeman examines conflict in Africa south of the Sahara in its many social, political, and cultural aspects, past and present.
The author shows how African perspectives on war and diplomacy have evolved under the influence of nonliteracy, tribalism, and a concept of undifferentiated time. In addition, she confirms that indigenous cultural traditions are resurgent everywhere, making it unlikely that African political values will become more closely aligned with those of the West. The two civilizations view conflict differently and have different ways of resolving it. The Africans are more at ease with conflict than their Western counterparts, and they do not see war and peace as the mutually exclusive phenomena that Occidental societies hold them to be. The author concludes that modern Western concepts of conflict not only do not, but cannot, allow for African realities.
Originally published in 1976.
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Frontmatter, pg. i
MAPS, pg. vi
PREFACE, pg. ix
CONTENTS, pg. xiii
1. Norms, Values, And Realities, pg. 3
2. Cultural Diversity, The Varieties Of Conflict, And Occidental Designs Of Unity, pg. 13
3. Patterns of Conflict and Accord, pg. 23
4. The Norms of Conflict Theory and the Facts of Cultural Consciousness, pg. 46
5. Nonliterate Thought and Communication, pg. 69
6. Mythical Vision, History, And Society, pg. 100
7. States, Empires, And The Folk Society, pg. 118
8. Design And Definition, pg. 143
9. Order And Disorder As Functions Of Magic, Power, And Death, pg. 149
10. Fear And The Killing Power Of The Spoken Word, pg. 155
11. Verbal Aggression And The Muting Of Tensions, pg. 166
12. Occult Games, pg. 177
13. Ritual Violence And The Cause Of Government, pg. 180
14. War And Political Identity In Inter-African Relations, pg. 201
15. Analysis Versus Existence, pg. 214
16. The Legal Vocabulary And The Social Reality, pg. 227
17. The Healing Power Of The Word, pg. 239
18. The Role of Intermediaries, pg. 259
19. Commerce, Communication, And Statecraft In Inter-African Relations, pg. 304
20. The European Presence, Treaty Making, And The African Response, pg. 331
Conflict and Conciliation: Some Concluding Perspectives, pg. 369
Index of Ethnic and Linguistic Groups Mentioned in the Text, pg. 373
Bibliography of Sources Cited, pg. 383
Index, pg. 417
