Traditional Cures for Modern Conflicts African Conflict “Medicine

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Cover Book Title Table of Contents Acknowledgments ch 1-Introduction: African Traditional Conflict “Medicine” Identifying Traditional Practices Known or New, Outmoded or Relevant Cases and Comparisons Part 1: Managing Conflict in Traditional African Societies ch 2-Social Relations and Peacekeeping Among the Igbo Relationships and Disputing The Nature of a Dispute Socioeconomic Status Experiences of Disputants Conclusions Notes ch 3-Bases of Traditional Conflict Management Among the Buems of the Ghana-Togo Border The Buems of the Ghana-Togo Border Nature and Sources of Conflicts in Buem-Kator Conflict Management Practices in Buem-Kator Nature of Enforcement Conclusion Notes ch 4-Conflict Prevention and Resolution Among the Fulbe Conflicts Internal to Fulbe Society External Conflicts: Fulbe and Other Societies Conclusion Notes ch 5-West Coast Diplomacy Among the Akan and Their Neighbors Controlled Conflict in Traditional West African Societies Methods, Techniques, and Procedures Armistice, Arbitration, and Authority Conclusion ch 6-Indigenous Processes of Conflict Resolution in Oromo Society Emerging Dynamics in Oromo Society The Gada System Oromo Process of Conflict Resolution: Change and Continuity Conclusion Notes ch 7-Reaching Out: A Dinka Principle of Conflict Management A Microcosm of Arab-African Relations Underlying Cultural Values Conclusion: State and Community Part 2: Other Traditional Approaches to Reconciliation ch 8-Rituals of Forgiveness and Processes of Empowerment in Lebanon The Power of Ritual The Rites of Peace Empowerment Through Ritual Conclusion Note ch 9-Contrasts in Conflict Management in Cleveland and Palestine Western Conflict Resolution Non-Western Conflict Resolution Comparison of the Dispute Resolution Process in Both Contexts Settlement/Implementation of Agreement Conclusion Notes ch 10-Traditional Conflict Management in Africa and China Structural Elements in Traditional Negotiation Traditional Negotiation Values Behaviors in Traditional Negotiation Conclusion Part 3: Applying Traditional Methods to Modern Conflict Management ch 11-Xhosa Practices of Ubuntu for South Africa Ubuntu Role of Chiefs, Counselors, and Headmen in Mediation Ubuntu, Conflict Resolution, and the New South Africa Conclusion Notes ch 12-Traditional Conflict Management in Contemporary Somalia Key Features of “Traditional” Somali Conflict Management Traditional Conflict Management and Peace Initiatives in the Somali Crisis Lessons Learned: Conceptual and Practical Contributions of the Somali Experience Notes ch 13-Applying Traditional Methods to Modern Conflict: Possibilities and Limits Conceptualizing the Traditional in Africa Traditional Strategies of Conflict Management in Africa Limits and Possibilities of Applying Traditional Strategies Conclusion ch 14-Conclusions: Changes in the New Order and the Place for the Old Africa and Conflict Management Practices Conflict, Community, and Modern Challenges Traditional Insights and Modern Conflicts Bibliography The Contributors Index About the Book Series