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1 online resource |
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World philosophies |
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World philosophies.
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Preface to the English Edition: Justice, Deliberation, and the Democratic Public Sphere: Palabre and its Variations; Translator's Acknowledgments; Introduction: Speech, Belief, Power; La Palabre: The Legal Authority of Speech; Introduction; 1: The Public Space of Palabre; 2: A Political Paradigm; 3: Convergent Suspicions; 4: A Difficult Place in Political Thought; Conclusion; Other Essays; Rationalities and Legal Processes in Africa |
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Strategies for "Constructing Belief" in the African Public Sphere: "The Colonization of the Lifeworld"African Cultural Diversity in the Media; Books between African Memory and Anticipation; The Internet and the African Academic World; Notes; Works Cited; Index; About the Author and the Translator |
| Summary |
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 wit |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Political anthropology -- Africa
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Public meetings -- Africa
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Dispute resolution (Law) -- Africa
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Political.
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Dispute resolution (Law)
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Political anthropology
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Politics and government
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Public meetings
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Social conditions
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Africa -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001570
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Africa -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001574
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Africa
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0253011280 |
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9780253011282 |
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1306082404 |
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9781306082402 |
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