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

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Wachira, George

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Material type: Text

TextDescription: 288 pages 24cmISBN:

9789966173058

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DDC classification:

305.800968 23

LOC classification:

DT1974.2 .M33 2014

Contents:

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

Summary: "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.

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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.

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