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From apartheid to democracy : deliberating truth and reconciliation in South Africa

Title
From apartheid to democracy : deliberating truth and reconciliation in South Africa / Katherine Elizabeth Mack.
Author
Mack, Katherine Elizabeth, 1974-
Publication
University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2014]

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Description
xiv, 156 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
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.
Series Statement
Rhetoric and democratic deliberation ; volume 11
Uniform Title
Rhetoric and democratic deliberation ; 11.
Subject
  • 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
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-142) and index.
Contents
Introduction : the rhetoricity of truth commissions -- Localizing transitional justice -- Ambivalent speech, resonant silences -- Contesting accountability -- Imagining reconciliation -- Conclusion.
Call Number
Sc E 15-148
ISBN
  • 9780271064970 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0271064978 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
  • 2014023266
  • 40024316125
OCLC
880499900
Author
Mack, Katherine Elizabeth, 1974- author.
Title
From apartheid to democracy : deliberating truth and reconciliation in South Africa / Katherine Elizabeth Mack.
Publisher
University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2014]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Rhetoric and democratic deliberation ; volume 11
Rhetoric and democratic deliberation ; 11.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-142) and index.
Other Standard Identifier
40024316125
Research Call Number
Sc E 15-148
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