The Politics of Truth and Reconciliation in South Africa: Legitimizing the Post-Apartheid State (Cambridge Studies in Law and Society)

Cambridge Studies in Law and Society

by Richard Ashby Wilson

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.

Genres: South Africa, Anthropology, Africa, Nonfiction

296 pages, Paperback

First published May 2, 2001

Reviews

[Floydsalerno]

If you ever wanted to know the truth about South Africa, it's within these pages. Straight from the people who lived through apartheid, this is an amazing documentation of history.
P.s Thanks Richard for writing it hope all is well!