TY  - BOOK
AU  - Strathern,Andrew
AU  - Stewart,Pamela J.
TI  - Peace-Making and the Imagination: Papua New Guinea Perspectives
SN  - 9780702247552
AV  - HN932.Z9 -- S627 2011eb 
U1  - 355.02709045 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - St Lucia
PB  - University of Queensland Press
KW  - Protracted conflicts (Military science) -- Papua New Guinea
KW  - Reconciliation
KW  - Violence -- Papua New Guinea
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Front Cover -- Author biographies -- Other titles in this series -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Note from Series Editor -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 - Terror and violence in imagination and practice -- Chapter 2 - Dimensions of violence: revenge and sorcery (Mount Hagen, PNG) -- Chapter 3 - Warfare and peace-making: comparative histories -- Chapter 4 - Escalations and complexities: early elections -- Chapter 5 - Escalations and complexities: turns of history -- Chapter 6 - The problems of peacemakers: intermediate sovereigns -- Chapter 7 - Transcending violence: the place of ritual -- Chapter 8 - Conclusions and comparisons -- Chapter 9 - Envoi: three themes beyond the local -- Appendix -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Index
N2  - A compelling new book that presents a thoughtful and creative approach to transforming violent discordances, this work examines the intractable issues of revenge and restitution in a conflict context. It argues that in communities where violence must be paid for through compensation, violent conflict can be contained. With primary reference to the Highlands of Papua New Guinea and comparisons to cases from Africa, Pakistan, and other arenas of tribal social formations, the account explores how rituals such as wealth disbursement, oath taking, sacrifice, and formal apologies are often used as a means of averting or transcending acts of vengeance after violence. Through exploration of the balance between revenge and compensation at different junctures in the peace-making process, this compelling text devises a thought-provoking and inventive analysis that would benefit countless communities in conflict around the world
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