03206nam 22006973u 450 991081661990332120230721012823.01-58901-883-4(CKB)2560000000071589(EBL)674973(OCoLC)719319909(SSID)ssj0000474295(PQKBManifestationID)12175586(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000474295(PQKBWorkID)10448870(PQKB)10548110(MiAaPQ)EBC674973(EXLCZ)99256000000007158920130418d2009|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrWalk with Us and Listen[electronic resource] Political Reconciliation in AfricaWashington Georgetown University Press20091 online resource (242 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-58901-572-X Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Where Past and Present Meet; Prologue: Affinities and Tensions in Debate; 1 An African Journey; 2 Shared Peace; 3 From Encounter to Settlement; 4 National Conversation in South Africa; 5 Ubuntu; 6 Traditional African Reconciliation Practices; 7 Why Reconciliation Is Important; 8 Seeking Consensus; Notes; Bibliography; IndexEffective peace agreements are rarely accomplished by idealists. The process of moving from situations of entrenched oppression, armed conflict, open warfare, and mass atrocities toward peace and reconciliation requires a series of small steps and compromises to open the way for the kind of dialogue and negotiation that make political stability, the beginning of democracy, and the rule of law a possibility. For over forty years, Charles Villa-Vicencio has been on the front lines of Africa's battle for racial equality. In Walk with Us and Listen, he argues that reconciliation needs honest talk Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960-Conflict management -- AfricaPeace-building -- AfricaReconciliation -- Political aspects -- AfricaReconciliationPolitical aspectsAfricaPeace-buildingAfricaConflict managementAfricaLaw, Politics & GovernmentHILCCInternational RelationsHILCCAfricaPolitics and government1960-Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960-.Conflict management -- Africa.Peace-building -- Africa.Reconciliation -- Political aspects -- Africa.ReconciliationPolitical aspectsPeace-buildingConflict managementLaw, Politics & GovernmentInternational Relations303.6/9096341.52096Villa-Vicencio Charles281769Villa-Vicencio CharlesAU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910816619903321Walk with Us and Listen3949835UNINA