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Life after Violence: a People's Story of Burundi

By Peter , Uvin

Book information

Publisher
Zed books
Year
2013
ISBN
9781848131798, 9781848131804, 9781848131811, 9781848137240, 1848137249
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1000 kB (1023545 bytes)
Series
African arguments
Pages
151 pages\224
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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Description

Cover; About the Author; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of tables; Foreword; Introduction; ONE | Background; 1 A brief political history of Burundi; 2 Methodology and location; TWO | The view from below; 3 Peace and war as read in Burundi; 4 'If I were in charge here': Burundians on respect, corruption, and the state; 5 Hard work and prostitution: the capitalist ethos in crisis; 6 'I want to marry a dynamic girl': changing gender expectations in Burundi (with Kim Howe); 7 Justice, silence, and social capital (with Ann Nee); 8 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.;Pitches the ideas and aspirations of people on the ground against the theory and assumptions often made by the international development and peace-building agencies and organisations. This book discusses about conflict and society in Africa.

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