Does Truth Lead to Reconciliation? Testing the Causal Assumptions of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Process

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 201-217

  Gibson, James L ^a,b,c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Inst for Justice and Reconciliation   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 1942537845     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0092-5853.2004.00065.x     Document Type: Article

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