ISBN:
0230273750
,
9780230273757
Language:
English
Pages:
VII, 209 S.
Series Statement:
Rethinking peace and conflict studies
DDC:
303.6/25
Keywords:
Peace-building
;
Conflict management
;
Social conflict
;
Collective memory
;
Group identity
;
Reconciliation
;
Fallstudiensammlung
;
Fallstudiensammlung
;
Konfliktbewältigung
;
Gedenken
;
Versöhnung
Abstract:
Introduction -- Landscapes of commemoration : the relationship between memory, place and space -- The promise of peace -- A war by other means? : commemorating conflict in the new Northern Ireland -- Contested visions : memory, space and identity in the Basque country -- Challenging the boundaries of the Sri Lankan state : memory-work and the battle to belong -- An intractable conflict and an irreconcilable past: contesting the "other" through commemoration in Israel/Palestine -- Preserving the past and shielding the future : political memories in the former Yugoslav countries -- "Till Jesus comes again" : consolidating narratives of the liberation struggle in post-apartheid South Africa -- Conclusion