Spectres of Reparation in South Africa: Re-Encountering the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

by Jaco Barnard-Naudé

This book argues that South Africa is haunted by the spectre of reparation. The failure of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission to secure adequate reparation for the victims of colonisation and apartheid continues to drastically undermine the commission's processes and legacy.

Investigating the TRC's key processes of amnesty, archiving and forgiveness in turn, the book demonstrates that each process is fundamentally thwarted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032268611
• ISBN13: 9781032268613
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"