Before Truth: The Labors of Testimony and the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Culture, Theory and Critique

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 199-214

  Angel, Naomi ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84862026234     PISSN: 14735784     EISSN: 14735776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14735784.2012.680257     Document Type: Article

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