Law and the Public Sphere in Africa: La Palabre and Other Writings
Jean Godefroy Bidima, Laura HengeholdJean 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.
年:
2013
出版社:
Indiana University Press
语言:
english
页:
240
ISBN 10:
0253011248
ISBN 13:
9780253011244
系列:
World Philosophies
文件:
PDF, 3.52 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2013