The Politics of Truth and Reconciliation in South Africa Legitimizing the Post-Apartheid State

Richard A. Wilson, Mallilnckrodt Research Professor of Physics Richard Wilson, MD MS — 2001

Based on extended anthropological fieldwork, this book illustrates the impact of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in urban African communities in Johannesburg. The study deepens our understanding of post-apartheid South Africa and the use of human rights discourse.