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The Impossible Machine: A Genealogy of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Adam Sitze
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Description for The Impossible Machine: A Genealogy of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Hardcover. Traces the origins of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission to two well-established instruments of colonial and imperial governance: the jurisprudence of indemnity and the commission of inquiry. The TRC's genius, he contends, is its innovative adaptation of colonial law, sovereignty, and government. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JPQ; JPVH; LNAC5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 736.
Adam Sitze meticulously traces the origins of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission to two well-established instruments of colonial and imperial governance: the jurisprudence of indemnity and the commission of inquiry. The TRC’s genius, he contends, is its innovative adaptation of colonial law, sovereignty, and government. However, if the TRC’s origins are forgotten, the very enterprise intended to overturn the jurisprudence of colonial rule may perpetuate it. Sitze proposes a provocative new means by which South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission should be understood and evaluated.
Adam Sitze meticulously traces the origins of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission to two well-established instruments of colonial and imperial governance: the jurisprudence of indemnity and the commission of inquiry. The TRC’s genius, he contends, is its innovative adaptation of colonial law, sovereignty, and government. However, if the TRC’s origins are forgotten, the very enterprise intended to overturn the jurisprudence of colonial rule may perpetuate it. Sitze proposes a provocative new means by which South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission should be understood and evaluated.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472118755
SKU
V9780472118755
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About Adam Sitze
Adam Sitze is Assistant Professor of Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought at Amherst College, USA.
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