Violence and non-violence in Africa / edited by Pal Ahluwalia, Louise Bethlehem and Ruth Ginio.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ahluwalia, D. P. S. (D. Pal S.)

Bethlehem, Louise.

Ginio, Ruth, 1966-

Series:

Routledge advances in international relations and global politics ; 54.

Routledge advances in international relations and global politics ; 54

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violence--Africa.

Violence.

Ethnic relations.

Africa--Ethnic relations.

Africa.

Physical Description:

xiv, 213 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.

Contents:

Introduction : 'unsettling violence' / by Pal Ahluwalia, Louise Bethlehem, and Ruth Ginio

The glorious violence of Amdä Seyon of Ethiopia / Steven Kaplan

The unwritten history of ethnic co-existence in colonial Africa : an example from Douala, Cameroon / Lynn Schler

The vulgarization of politics : ethnic violence in Kenya / Pal Ahluwalia

Sacral spaces in two West African cities / AbdouMaliq Simone

The 'rugged life' : youth and violence in southern Nigeria / David Pratten

Security and violence on the frontier of the state : vigilant citizens in Nkomazi, South Africa / Steffen Jensen

'Keeping the peace' : violent justice, crime and vigilantism in Tanzania / Megan G. Plyler

Mellow yellow : image, violence, and play in apartheid South Africa / John Peffer

Childhood in the shadow of violence : Kathorus, South Africa / Vanessa Barolsky

To live, with it / Adam Sitze.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415405149

9780415405140

0203964136

9780203964132

OCLC:

71243987