Societies in Transition

Sub-Saharan Africa between Conflict and Reconciliation

Contributions by Martin Leiner Contributions by Maria Palme Contributions by Helga Dickow Contributions by Willem Fourie Contributions by Gladys Ganiel Contributions by Joram Tarusarira Contributions by Rachel Oluseye Iyanda Contributions by Hellen Lamunu Contributions by Ralf K. Wüstenberg Contributions by Andreas Freytag Contributions by Sarah Langlotz Contributions by Ben Khumalo-Seegelken Contributions by Reinhart Kößler Contributions by Semahagn Gashu Abele Contributions by Emmanuel Gamoe Kla George Edited by Martin Leiner Edited by Maria Palme Edited by Peggy Stoeckner Associate editor Benoît Bourgine Associate editor Francois Dermange Associate editor Dennis Doyle Associate editor Matthias Gockel Associate editor Makoto Mizutani Associate editor Arie Nadler Associate editor David Tombs

Book cover: Societies in Transition

Extent: 242 pages

Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

Subjects: African Studies, Religious Studies

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(July 2014)

ISBN: 9783525560181

6.38 x 9.37 inches

Price: $163.00

In stock

The second volume of the trans-disciplinary series “Research in Peace and Reconciliation” looks at ways of dealing with the past in Sub-Saharan Africa in recent decades and highlights the variety of peaceful strategies and processes. It asks to what extent this variety fosters the development of alternative methods for the transformation of violent conflict.


The second volume of the trans-disciplinary series “Research in Peace and Reconciliation” looks at ways of dealing with the past in Sub-Saharan Africa in recent decades and highlights the variety of peaceful strategies and processes. It asks to what extent this variety fosters the development of alternative methods for the transformation of violent conflict.The contributions focus on different African countries and regions as Chad, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. They take into account the influence of particular cultural contexts on processes of reconciliation. In doing so, they emphasize the importance of religions, rites, and tribal customs as well as the complex legacy of colonialism. They also look at the presentation of the topic in Western media.Many thanks go to the Ernst-Abbe-Foundation (Jena) for its generous support of the publication.

  • Contributions by Martin Leiner
  • Contributions by Maria Palme
  • Contributions by Helga Dickow
  • Contributions by Willem Fourie
  • Contributions by Gladys Ganiel
  • Contributions by Joram Tarusarira
  • Contributions by Rachel Oluseye Iyanda
  • Contributions by Hellen Lamunu
  • Contributions by Ralf K. Wüstenberg
  • Contributions by Andreas Freytag
  • Contributions by Sarah Langlotz
  • Contributions by Ben Khumalo-Seegelken
  • Contributions by Reinhart Kößler
  • Contributions by Semahagn Gashu Abele
  • Contributions by Emmanuel Gamoe Kla George
  • Edited by Martin Leiner
  • Edited by Maria Palme
  • Edited by Peggy Stoeckner
  • Associate editor Benoît Bourgine
  • Associate editor Francois Dermange
  • Associate editor Dennis Doyle
  • Associate editor Matthias Gockel
  • Associate editor Makoto Mizutani
  • Associate editor Arie Nadler
  • Associate editor David Tombs