Schooling, Conflict and Peace in the Southwestern Pacific
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$52.25
- Paperback
236 pages
- Release Date
21 May 2026
Summary
Forging Futures: Education, Reconciliation, and Peace in the Southwestern Pacific
Bringing concepts from critical transitional justice and peacebuilding into dialogue with education, this book examines the challenges youth and their teachers face in the post-conflict settings of Bougainville and Solomon Islands.
Youth in these places must reconcile with the violent past of their parents’ generation while also learning how to live with people once on opposing ‘sides’. This bo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529239218 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529239214 |
| Series: | Bristol Studies in Comparative and International Education |
| Author: | David Oakeshott |
| Publisher: | Bristol University Press |
| Imprint: | Bristol University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 236 |
| Release Date: | 21 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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Critics Review
“By listening deeply to both the stories and silences of teachers and students, David Oakeshott provides new insights into peacemaking, truth telling, and the relationships built through schooling.” Debra McDougall, University of Melbourne
About The Author
David Oakeshott
David Oakeshott is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Pacific Affairs at the Australian National University.
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