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The Politics of Truth and Reconciliation in South Africa: Legitimizing the Post-Apartheid State (Cambridge Studies in Law and Society)
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Product Description
The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was set up to deal with the human rights violations of apartheid. However, the TRC's restorative justice approach 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 Johannesburg. It 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.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #777666 in Books
- Published on: 2001-05-07
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 296 pages
Editorial Reviews
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"Focusing on attitudes toward reconciliation, retribution, and vengeance, the author sees human rights in South Africa essentially as legal instruments that serve the purposes of compromise rather than the concept of justice....Wilson's analysis raises basic questions about the long-term efficacy of truth commissions and is useful for comparative purposes." Choice
"It is impossible in this space to do justice to Wilson's subtle, complex and largely convincing book. Just about the best thing written on the TRC so far; it is deeply analytical yet broad in scope. Wilson offers us engaging chapters on the TRC's political life....This is a remarkable book." Journal of African History
"This provocative study deepens our understanding of post-aparthied South Africa and the use of human rights discourse." The African Sun Times
