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Law and the Public Sphere in Africa: La Palabre and Other Writings

By Laura Hengehold , Jean Godefroy Bidima

Book information

Publisher
Indiana University Press
Year
2013
ISBN
0253011248, 9780253011244
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3687357 bytes)
Series
World Philosophies
Pages
240\241
Time added
2015-04-21 15:57:17

Description

Jean Godefroy Bidima’s La Palabre examines the traditional African institution of palaver as a way to create dialogue and open exchange in an effort to resolve conflict and promote democracy. In the wake of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commissions and the gacaca courts in Rwanda, Bidima offers a compelling model of how to develop an African public space where dialogue can combat misunderstanding. This volume, which includes other essays on legal processes, cultural diversity, memory, and the internet in Africa, offers English-speaking readers the opportunity to become acquainted with a highly original and important postcolonial thinker.

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