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The South African Truth Commission
Kenneth Christie
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Description for The South African Truth Commission
Hardback. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; LAM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Over the last thirty years, many political transitions from authoritarian regimes and dictatorial political systems have been accompanied by Truth Commissions. Since 1974 there have been over twenty of these Commissions established in countries as diverse as Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Bolivia, El Salvador, Ethiopia, the Philippines and Germany, among others. Perhaps the most important Truth Commission of our time is that in South Africa which also seeks to act as a mechanism for reconciliation in a divided society. The South African conflict was extremely long and violent; its victims suffered traumatic experiences and in part one of the Commission functions ... Read more
Over the last thirty years, many political transitions from authoritarian regimes and dictatorial political systems have been accompanied by Truth Commissions. Since 1974 there have been over twenty of these Commissions established in countries as diverse as Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Bolivia, El Salvador, Ethiopia, the Philippines and Germany, among others. Perhaps the most important Truth Commission of our time is that in South Africa which also seeks to act as a mechanism for reconciliation in a divided society. The South African conflict was extremely long and violent; its victims suffered traumatic experiences and in part one of the Commission functions ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
Number of Pages
215
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312233327
SKU
V9780312233327
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About Kenneth Christie
Kenneth Christie is Associate Professor in the Department of Comparative Politics at the University of Bergen in Norway.
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