Ebook: Life after Violence: a People's Story of Burundi

Cover; About the Author; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of tables; Foreword; Introduction; ONE | Background; 1 A brief political history of Burundi; 2 Methodology and location; TWO | The view from below; 3 Peace and war as read in Burundi; 4 'If I were in charge here': Burundians on respect, corruption, and the state; 5 Hard work and prostitution: the capitalist ethos in crisis; 6 'I want to marry a dynamic girl': changing gender expectations in Burundi (with Kim Howe); 7 Justice, silence, and social capital (with Ann Nee); 8 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.;Pitches the ideas and aspirations of people on the ground against the theory and assumptions often made by the international development and peace-building agencies and organisations. This book discusses about conflict and society in Africa.