The truth about truth and reconciliation in South Africa

International Political Science Review

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 341-361

  Gibson, James L ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Collective memory; Democratization; Political culture; Transitional justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 27644576821     PISSN: 01925121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192512105055804     Document Type: Review

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