Recently Burundi emerged from Twelve Years of civil war. In this book, ordinary Burundians, Farmers, artisans, traders, Mothers, Soldiers and Students Talk About the Past and the Future, war and peace, Their Hopes for a better life and Their Relationships With Each Other and the State. Young men, in Particular, Often seen as The Cause of Violence, Talk About The Difficult of living up to standards of masculinity year in impoverished and war-torn Society. Weaving a rich tapestry, Peter Uvin pitches The Ideas and aspirations of people on the ground Against the Assumptions Often made by The International Development Agencies and peace-building. This groundbreaking book is conflict and society in Africa Will Have Profound repercussions for development across the World.
