Beyond Borders International Book Festival, Traquair, Innerleithen
Saturday’s programme in the main tent explored different types of conflict. Classical historian Bettany Hughes in conversation with BBC special correspondent Allan Little looked at Pathways to Peace over the centuries from Roman times, when joining the Mars Boys Club militia was integral to the community cohesiveness, to South Africa’s Peace and Reconciliation Commission.
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