The politics of truth and reconciliation in South Africa : legitimizing the post-apartheid state /
This book shows the impact of the TRC in urban African communities in Johannesburg
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2001
Cambridge ; New York : c2001 Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : 2001 Cambridge, UK ; New York : 2001 New York : 2001 Cambridge ; New York : 2001 |
| Series: | Cambridge studies in law and society
Cambridge studies in law and society |
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| Summary: | This book shows the impact of the TRC in urban African communities in Johannesburg "The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was set up to deal with the human rights violations of apartheid during the years 1960-1994. However, as Wilson shows, the TRC's restorative justice approach to healing the nation did not always serve the needs of communities at a local level. Based on extended anthropological fieldwork, this book illustrates the impact of the TRC in urban African communities in the Johannesburg area. While a religious constituency largely embraced the Commission's religious-redemptive language of reconciliation, Wilson argues that the TRC had little effect on popular ideas of justice as retribution. This provocative study deepens our understanding of post-apartheid South Africa and the use of human rights discourse. It ends on a call for more cautious and realistic expectations about what human rights institutions can achieve in democratizing countries."--Jacket |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | xxi, 271 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm xxi, 271 p. : maps ; 23 cm xxi, 271 p. : maps ; 24 cm xxi, 271 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm xxi, 271 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm xxi, 271 pages : maps ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-262) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-262) and index |
| ISBN: | 0521001943 (paperback) 0521001943 (pbk.) 0521001943 0521802199 (hardback) 0521802199 9780521001946 (pbk.) 9780521001946 9780521802192 |