Stretching the truth :

Wachira, George

Stretching the truth : the uncertain promise of TRJs in Africa's transitional justice George Wachira Prisca Kamungi and Kalie Sillah - 288 pages 24cm

includes Bibliographical References and Index

Introduction : the rhetoricity of truth commissions -- Localizing transitional justice -- Ambivalent speech, resonant silences -- Contesting accountability -- Imagining reconciliation -- Conclusion.

"Analyzes the deliberations and impact of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). Argues that while it failed to realize its idealistic goals, its very failure generated valuable contestation within and beyond the TRC process"--Provided by publisher.

9789966173058

2014023266


South Africa. Truth and Reconciliation Commission.


Rhetoric--South Africa.
Deliberative democracy--South Africa.
Reconciliation--Social aspects--South Africa.
Post-apartheid era--South Africa.
Apartheid--South Africa.

DT1974.2 / .M33 2014

305.800968