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Have you ever brushed your teeth and thought about the relevance of oral hygiene to peace negotiations? Probably not. But in this comprehensive account of peace processes in Angola and Mozambique, Miranda Melcher centres the importance of intangible factors such as human dignity, interperso- nal relationships, and yes, toothbrushes, alongside treaty specificity and technical process design, as key ingredients for warring parties to move from conflict to peace. It is this combination of factors, drawing from rich archival and interview source material, which elevates Melcher`s account from a historical comparison to something that fundamentally challenges anyone engaging in contemporary peace process research or practice. This challenge is particularly important at a moment where the field of international mediation is widely accepted to be in a state of crisis.