The South African truth and reconciliation commission: 'Race', historical compromise and transitional democracy

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 251-267

  van der Walt, Clint ^a   Franchi, Vijé ^b,c   Stevens, Garth ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LUMIÈRE LYON 2   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS OUEST NANTERRE LA DÉFENSE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

'Race'; Aphinisis; Testimony; Transitional democracy; Trauma; Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037334292     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-1767(02)00089-5     Document Type: Article

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