Conflict in Africa : : Concepts and Realities / / Adda Bruemmer Bozeman.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
• VerfasserIn: Bozeman, Adda Bruemmer,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]; ©1976
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 1650
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (446 p.)

Do modern Western ideas about the nature of conflict and its resolution apply to Africa? To answer this question, Adda Bozeman examines conflict in Africa south of the Sahara in its many social, political, and cultural aspects, past and present.The author shows how African perspectives on war and diplomacy have evolved under the influence of nonliteracy, tribalism, and a concept of undifferentiated time. In addition, she confirms that indigenous cultural traditions are resurgent everywhere, making it unlikely that African political values will become more closely aligned with those of the West. The two civilizations view conflict differently and have different ways of resolving it. The Africans are more at ease with conflict than their Western counterparts, and they do not see war and peace as the mutually exclusive phenomena that Occidental societies hold them to be. The author concludes that modern Western concepts of conflict not only do not, but cannot, allow for African realities.Originally published in 1976.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- MAPS -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- Part I. The Place of Conflict in Occidental Thought and History -- 1. Norms, Values, And Realities -- 2. Cultural Diversity, The Varieties Of Conflict, And Occidental Designs Of Unity -- Part II. The African Presence in the Modern World: a Synoptic View -- 3. Patterns of Conflict and Accord -- 4. The Norms of Conflict Theory and the Facts of Cultural Consciousness -- Part III. Africa South of the Sahara: Shared Cultural Realities -- 5. Nonliterate Thought and Communication -- 6. Mythical Vision, History, And Society -- 7. States, Empires, And The Folk Society -- 8. Design And Definition -- Part IV. The Role of Conflict in African Thought and Society -- 9. Order And Disorder As Functions Of Magic, Power, And Death -- 10. Fear And The Killing Power Of The Spoken Word -- 11. Verbal Aggression And The Muting Of Tensions -- Part V. The Web of War and the Maintenance of Society -- 12. Occult Games -- 13. Ritual Violence And The Cause Of Government -- 14. War And Political Identity In Inter-African Relations -- 15. Analysis Versus Existence -- Part VI. Conciliation, the Role of Intermediaries, and the Settlement of Disputes -- 16. The Legal Vocabulary And The Social Reality -- 17. The Healing Power Of The Word -- 18. The Role of Intermediaries -- 19. Commerce, Communication, And Statecraft In Inter-African Relations -- 20. The European Presence, Treaty Making, And The African Response -- Conflict and Conciliation: Some Concluding Perspectives -- Index of Ethnic and Linguistic Groups Mentioned in the Text -- Bibliography of Sources Cited -- Index -- Backmatter