The Limits of Transition: The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission 20 Years on

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The Limits of Transition: The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission 20 Years on is written by Mia Swart and published by BRILL. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9004339566 (ISBN 10) and 9789004339569 (ISBN 13).

The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission was a noble attempt to begin to address the continuing traumatic legacy of Apartheid. This interdisciplinary collection critiques the work of the TRC 20 years since its establishment. Taking the paralysing political and social crises of the mid-1990s in South Africa as starting point, the book contains a collection of responses to the TRC that considers the notions of crisis, judgment and social justice. It asks whether the current political and social crises in South Africa are linked to the country’s post-apartheid transitional mechanisms, specifically, the TRC. The fact that the material conditions of the lives of many Apartheid victims have not improved, forms a major theme of the book. Collectively, the book considers the ‘unfinished business’ of the TRC.