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Reconciliation discourse : the case of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission /

This volume is a research monograph analysing the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) from an ethnographic/linguistic point of view. The central proposition of this book is that the TRC can be regarded as a mechanism that leads to the hegemony of specific discourses, thus excerci...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Verdoolaege, Annelies
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2008.
Colección:Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture ; v. 27.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This volume is a research monograph analysing the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) from an ethnographic/linguistic point of view. The central proposition of this book is that the TRC can be regarded as a mechanism that leads to the hegemony of specific discourses, thus excercising power. The analysis illustrates how, through a certain type of reconciliation discourse constructed at the TRC hearings, a reconciliation-oriented reality took shape in post-TRC South Africa. Basically, the study points to the long-term implications a truth commission can exert on a traumatised.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 238 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-227) and index.
ISBN:9789027291615
9027291616
9027227187
9789027227188
1282152270
9781282152274
ISSN:1569-9463 ;