LEADER 03204nam 22007093u 450 001 9910816619903321 005 20240514002623.0 010 $a1-58901-883-4 035 $a(CKB)2560000000071589 035 $a(EBL)674973 035 $a(OCoLC)719319909 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000474295 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12175586 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000474295 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10448870 035 $a(PQKB)10548110 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC674973 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000071589 100 $a20130418d2009|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWalk with Us and Listen $ePolitical Reconciliation in Africa 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington $cGeorgetown University Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (242 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-58901-572-X 327 $aContents; 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; Index 330 $aEffective 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 606 $aAfrica -- Politics and government -- 1960- 606 $aConflict management -- Africa 606 $aPeace-building -- Africa 606 $aReconciliation -- Political aspects -- Africa 606 $aReconciliation$xPolitical aspects$zAfrica 606 $aPeace-building$zAfrica 606 $aConflict management$zAfrica 606 $aLaw, Politics & Government$2HILCC 606 $aInternational Relations$2HILCC 607 $aAfrica$xPolitics and government$y1960- 615 4$aAfrica -- Politics and government -- 1960-. 615 4$aConflict management -- Africa. 615 4$aPeace-building -- Africa. 615 4$aReconciliation -- Political aspects -- Africa. 615 0$aReconciliation$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aPeace-building 615 0$aConflict management 615 7$aLaw, Politics & Government 615 7$aInternational Relations 676 $a303.6/9096 676 $a341.52096 700 $aVilla-Vicencio$b Charles$0281769 702 $aVilla-Vicencio$b Charles 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816619903321 996 $aWalk with Us and Listen$93949835 997 $aUNINA