Forgiveness attitudes of truth commission deponents: Relation to commission response during testimony

Peace and Conflict

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 175-187

  Kaminer, Debra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN BEHAVIOR; HUMAN RIGHTS;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33745861362     PISSN: 10781919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327949pac1202_5     Document Type: Article

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