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An Outbreak of Peace: Angola's Situation of 'Confusion': Angola's Situation of Confusion

Author: Justin Pearce
An Outbreak of Peace: Angola's Situation of 'Confusion'
South Africa

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(eB 1787)

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Country: South Africa
Format: Softcover
Publisher: David Philip, Publishers
ISBN: 9780864866769
Publication date: September 2005
Length: 210mm
Width: 148mm
Edition: illustrated edition
Pages: 280
Illustrations: illustrations
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An Outbreak of Peace: Angola's Situation of 'Confusion': Angola's Situation of Confusion
Author: Justin Pearce

Was R188.10

Now R178.70

 


The Angolan story is only another in the fantastic web of indulgence, misery, absurdity and suffering beyond expression that is bred in peace no less than war in 'situations' the world over.

The Angolan story is only another in the fantastic web of indulgence, misery, absurdity and suffering beyond expression that is bred in peace no less than war in 'situations' the world over. The story told in this title involves an understanding of what is particular to Angola, but it goes far beyond that. It is a story of the extremes of the human condition and, as such, its relevance is timeless. Combining reportage and analysis, Justin Pearce shows the human face of Angola at a critical juncture in its history. Jonas Savimbi, leader of the rebel movement UNITA, was killed in February 2002. Crippled by the large imbalance between its resources and those of the MPLA government and the death of its messianic leader, a cult figure who has been described as of Mao-Tse-Tung proportions, UNITA collapsed, giving Angola its first extended period of peace since the nationalist uprising against Portuguese rule in the 1960s. Working as the BBC correspondent based in Luanda, Justin Pearce was the only English-speaking journalist based in Angola in 2001 and 2002. He travelled extensively in Angola, hearing the testimonies of those whose lives were shaped by political divisions and war.He was also able to observe how Angola was governed in a manner which had little in common with the ideals professed by the government since independence. As is clear in the title, the words 'situation' and 'confusion' have a particular resonance in Angola. Both are part of the fatalistic discourse adopted by Angolans when talking about the war, or about the state of their society. Hunger, corruption and all manner of human misery may be blamed on the 'situation', something which is implicitly unchanging. 'Confusion', for its part, can signify anything from the usual English sense of the word - a muddle, a misunderstanding - to a full-scale war, blurring the moral distinction between the two. This title speaks to the non-specialist reader with an interest in African affairs; or people who have a particular interest in Angola, be it through business, humanitarian or policy development work, and who are looking for a perspective on the country's recent social history.

This is a great book. There is simply no better account of Angola's modern tragedy. Justin Pearce is a tireless and gifted reporter who has sweated and struggled to reveal the true ghastliness of Angola's war and the workers'-party-turned-millionaires' party that won it. But at the same time, he holds out hope that this tortured country's tenuous peace will hold. Robert Guest, former Africa editor of The Economist


 
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