Making findings for the future: Representational order and redemption in the work of the trc

South African Journal of Philosophy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 42-65

  Buur, Lars ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 84927015622     PISSN: 02580136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/sajpem.v20i1.31322     Document Type: Article

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