Symbols that Bind, Symbols that Divide The Semiotics of Peace and Conflict /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Moeschberger, Scott L. (Editor), Phillips DeZalia, Rebekah A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Peace Psychology Book Series,
• Subjects: Psychology.; Personality.; Social psychology.; Cross-cultural psychology.; Personality and Social Psychology.; Cross Cultural Psychology.

This work explores the function of both divisive and uniting symbols in various conflict settings around the world.  It takes a fairly broad perspective on what constitutes a symbol, to include objects such as flags, signs, language, and monuments, all of which convey conflicting meanings in a socie...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Chapter 1.The Functions of Symbols that Divide and Unite by Rebekah Phillips DeZalia and Scott Moeschberge
• Chapter 2. Forsaken Monuments and Social Change: The Function of Socialist Monuments in the Post-Yugoslav Space by Sandina Begić and Boriša Mraović
• Chapter 3. “What We Are, Where We Are Headed”: A Peace March Visits and Ex-Torture Center by Carolina Muñoz Proto
• Chapter 4.Contested Symbols as Social Representations: The Case of Cyprus by Charis Psaltis, Tahir Beydola, Giorgos FIlippou and Nekatios Vrachimis
• Chapter 5.Symbols that Speak: Christ and His Word in El Salvador by Jose Leonardo Santos
• Chapter 6.Holocaust Collective Memory in the Context of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Multifaceted Symbol by Cristina Adriani
• Chapter 7.Understanding Symbols of Division in Post Conflict Northern Ireland by Maurice Stringer and Jackie Hunter
• Chapter 8.Social Representations in Post-Genocide Rwanda by Rebekah Phillips DeZalia
• Chapter 9.Post-Apartheid South Africa: A United or a Divided Nation? By Elirea Bornman
• Chapter 10.Heritage or Hatred: The Confederate Battle Flag and Current Race Relations in the United States by Scott L. Moeschberger.