Talking It Out

First published in 2006. The innovative work by Francis Deng, the noted scholar, diplomat, legal expert and author, moves the study of negotiation out of the limited traditional context of industrial relations and resituates it in the broader arena of negotiating human relations, drawing on his childhood experiences, inter-racial and cross-cultural encounters at home and abroad, and incidents from his diplomatic career. Introduction; Part 1 Background; Chapter 1 Dinka Cultural Framework; Chapter 2 Paternal Legacy; Chapter 3 Maternal Link; Part 2 Internal Relations; Chapter 4 Tensions in the Family; Chapter 5 Pieces from the Crumbling Bridge; Chapter 6 Coils of the Civil War; Chapter 7 Quest for Ngok Autonomy; Chapter 8 Arabs and Dinkas at War; Chapter 9 Encroachment on National Security; Part 3 External Relations; Chapter 10 Reaching Out Abroad; Chapter 11 Diplomacy of Mediation; Part 4 Commentary; Chapter 12 Themes from the Stories; Conclusion;