In this Book
- Law and the Public Sphere in Africa: La Palabre and Other Writings
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: Indiana University Press
- Series: World Philosophies
summary
Jean 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.
Table of Contents
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- Table of Contents
- pp. vii-viii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-xii
- Translator’s Acknowledgments
- pp. xl-xlii
- La Palabre: The Legal Authority of Speech
- Introduction
- pp. 15-16
- 1. The Public Space of Palabre
- pp. 17-29
- 2. A Political Paradigm
- pp. 30-35
- 3. Convergent Suspicions
- pp. 36-50
- Conclusion
- pp. 70-72
- Other Essays
- African Cultural Diversity in the Media
- pp. 119-130
- The Internet and the African Academic World
- pp. 144-152
- Works Cited
- pp. 181-192
Additional Information
ISBN
9780253011282
Related ISBN(s)
9780253011244
MARC Record
OCLC
862958121
Pages
208
Launched on MUSE
2013-11-15
Language
English
Open Access
No