Traditional cures for modern conflicts : African conflict "medicine" / edited by I. William Zartman ; contributors, Mohammed Abu-Nimer [and eleven others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zartman, I. William, editor.

Abu-Nimer, Mohammed, contributor.

Series:

SAIS African studies library (Boulder, Colo.)

SAIS African Studies Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnicity--Africa.

Ethnicity.

Culture conflict--Africa.

Culture conflict.

Social conflict--Africa.

Social conflict.

Conflict management--Africa.

Conflict management.

Political customs and rites--Africa.

Political customs and rites.

Africa--Social life and customs.

Africa.

Africa--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colorado ; London, [England] : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Medical science has taken a new look at indigenous African healing practices, asking whether unique knowledge exists in traditional societies or whether Western and traditional societies developed the same knowledge with different names. In a similar vein, this study considers traditional African conflict-management practices. The authors identify the contributions of traditional mechanisms for conflict management in Africa and elsewhere, seeking to determine what is new and different. With African conflicts today eluding both international and domestic efforts to bring them under control, their work is guided by this crucial question: Can traditional methods yield insights and approaches that might help to end the persistent violence?

Contents:

""Book Title""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""ch 1-Introduction: African Traditional Conflict “Medicine�""; ""Identifying Traditional Practices""; ""Known or New, Outmoded or Relevant""; ""Cases and Comparisons""; ""Part 1: Managing Conflict in Traditional African Societies""; ""ch 2-Social Relations and Peacekeeping Among the Igbo""; ""Relationships and Disputing""; ""The Nature of a Dispute""; ""Socioeconomic Status""; ""Experiences of Disputants""; ""Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""ch 3-Bases of Traditional Conflict Management Among the Buems of the Ghana-Togo Border""

""The Buems of the Ghana-Togo Border""""Nature and Sources of Conflicts in Buem-Kator""; ""Conflict Management Practices in Buem-Kator""; ""Nature of Enforcement""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""ch 4-Conflict Prevention and Resolution Among the Fulbe""; ""Conflicts Internal to Fulbe Society""; ""External Conflicts: Fulbe and Other Societies""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""ch 5-West Coast Diplomacy Among the Akan and Their Neighbors""; ""Controlled Conflict in Traditional West African Societies""; ""Methods, Techniques, and Procedures""; ""Armistice, Arbitration, and Authority""; ""Conclusion""

""ch 6-Indigenous Processes of Conflict Resolution in Oromo Society""""Emerging Dynamics in Oromo Society""; ""The Gada System""; ""Oromo Process of Conflict Resolution: Change and Continuity""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""ch 7-Reaching Out: A Dinka Principle of Conflict Management""; ""A Microcosm of Arab-African Relations""; ""Underlying Cultural Values""; ""Conclusion: State and Community""; ""Part 2: Other Traditional Approaches to Reconciliation""; ""ch 8-Rituals of Forgiveness and Processes of Empowerment in Lebanon""; ""The Power of Ritual""; ""The Rites of Peace""

""Empowerment Through Ritual""""Conclusion""; ""Note""; ""ch 9-Contrasts in Conflict Management in Cleveland and Palestine""; ""Western Conflict Resolution""; ""Non-Western Conflict Resolution""; ""Comparison of the Dispute Resolution Process in Both Contexts""; ""Settlement/Implementation of Agreement""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""ch 10-Traditional Conflict Management in Africa and China""; ""Structural Elements in Traditional Negotiation""; ""Traditional Negotiation Values""; ""Behaviors in Traditional Negotiation""; ""Conclusion""

""Part 3: Applying Traditional Methods to Modern Conflict Management""""ch 11-Xhosa Practices of Ubuntu for South Africa""; ""Ubuntu""; ""Role of Chiefs, Counselors, and Headmen in Mediation""; ""Ubuntu, Conflict Resolution, and the New South Africa""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""ch 12-Traditional Conflict Management in Contemporary Somalia""; ""Key Features of “Traditional� Somali Conflict Management""; ""Traditional Conflict Management and Peace Initiatives in the Somali Crisis""; ""Lessons Learned: Conceptual and Practical Contributions of the Somali Experience""; ""Notes""

""ch 13-Applying Traditional Methods to Modern Conflict: Possibilities and Limits""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62637-123-7

OCLC:

1334344752