The Politics of Truth and Reconciliation in South Africa: Legitimizing the Post-Apartheid State (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521001946)

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.

Author: Richard A. Wilson
ISBN-10: 0521001943
ISBN-13: 9780521001946
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/02/2001
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 9.04h x 5.84w x 0.73d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2002 pg. 1114