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Informationen zum Autor Laetitia Bucaille is Professor of Sociology at Langues'O, Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (INALCO,), Universite Sorbonne Paris Cite and a researcher at the Centre d'etudes en sciences sociales des mondes americains, africain et asiatique (CESSMA). Klappentext In its comparative analysis of postcolonial South Africa and Algeria and its examination of narratives of ex-combatants, Making Peace with Your Enemy demonstrates how former adversaries face a similar challenge: how to extricate oneself from colonial domination and the violence of war in order to build relationships based on trust. Zusammenfassung In its comparative analysis of postcolonial South Africa and Algeria and its examination of narratives of ex-combatants! Making Peace with Your Enemy demonstrates how former adversaries face a similar challenge: how to extricate oneself from colonial domination and the violence of war in order to build relationships based on trust. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction PART I. THE AFTERMATH OF CONFLICT: (RE)FORGING THE POLITICAL ORDER Chapter 1. South Africa: Sparing the Losers Chapter 2. Algeria: The Victory over Colonialism Chapter 3. France and the Algerian War: Forgetting or Endless Confrontation? PART II. EX-COMBATANTS AND THE NATION Chapter 4. South African Ex-Combatants: The Constraints of Reconciliation and the Law of the Market Chapter 5. The Ex-Combatants of the FLN: An Eternally Privileged "Revolutionary Family" Chapter 6. The Ex-Combatants of the OAS: From Exile to Overintegration PART III. WAR NARRATIVES AND IMAGINARIES OF VIOLENCE Chapter 7. Collective Discourse Chapter 8. Perpetrating Violence Chapter 9. The Intimate Ordeal of Torture PART IV. THE DEMANDS OF JUSTICE AND RECOGNITION Chapter 10. Offering Forgiveness/Demanding Apology Chapter 11. Extricating Oneself from Domination Conclusion Notes Acknowledgments ...