Bodies of Truth: Law, Memory, and Emancipation in Post-Apartheid South Africa

by Rita Kesselring

Book Overview

Bodies of Truth offers an intimate account of how apartheid victims deal with the long-term effects of violence, focusing on the intertwined themes of embodiment, injury, victimhood, and memory. In 2002, victims of apartheid-era violence filed suit against multinational corporations, accusing them of aiding and abetting the security forces of the apartheid regime. While the litigation made its way through the U.S. courts, thousands of victims...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804799784
• ISBN13: 9780804799782
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"