The anthropology of peace and reconciliation : Pax Humana /

The anthropology of peace and reconciliation : Pax Humana /

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Author / Creator:	Eltringham, Nigel, author.
Imprint:	Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2021. © 2021
Description:	x, 165 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Critical topics in contemporary anthropology Critical topics in contemporary anthropology.
Subject:	Peaceful societies. Peace -- Cross-cultural studies. Reconciliation -- Cross-cultural studies. International cooperation. International cooperation. Peace. Peaceful societies. Reconciliation. Cross-cultural studies.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12636253

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ISBN:	9780815349730 0815349734 9780815349747 0815349742 9781351164122 9781351164108 (ePub ebook) 9781351164115 (PDF ebook)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"This book offers a uniquely comparative, case-study perspective on the anthropology of peace and reconciliation. In the contemporary world, the end of violent conflict often gives way to one, or a combination, of five interventions designed to strengthen 'peace' and facilitate 'reconciliation'. These interventions are: the reinvigoration of 'traditional' conflict management mechanisms; the collection and preservation of testimony; truth commissions; international criminal trials; and memorialization. Social anthropologists have challenged the received wisdom on which these interventions are based, arguing that they fail to adequately take into account and sensitively manage the needs and expectations of those who have lived through conflict. Exploring the five interventions through detailed ethnographic accounts from around the world, this book demonstrates that although social anthropologists adopt a critical stance, they do not dismiss 'received wisdom' out of hand, but rather advocate that interventions should be subject to continuous evaluation according to the evolving, often contradictory, needs and wishes of those who strive to survive among the ruins of their former lives. This is essential reading for scholars of peace studies, conflict resolution studies, and those taking an anthropological approach to conflict, violence, human rights and law"--
Other form:	ebook version : 9781351164108

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