The story of a handful of children who suffered human rights abuses under apartheid and who spoke out at the Truth & Reconciliation Commission's youth hearing. Includes a foreword from Archbishop Tutu. xv, 255pp, SOUTH AFRICA. WITWATERSRAND UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1868143635

Concludes that South Africa can draw on a well established international body of knowledge and experience about restorative justice. Other encouraging signs are that pilot projects have demonstrated the applicability of the approach in South Africa, there is an openness among prosecutors and magistrates for the approach, and the policy environment is favourable for the development of restorative options. Indicates specific points in the criminal justice process where restorative justice can be applied. Notes, diagrams, 156pp, SOUTH AFRICA. INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES.

2005 1919913750 Paperback

Antjie Krogs's first full length work in English since The Country of My Skull. As South Africans try to find new footholds in a democratic space, Krog traces the humour of change and the pain of belonging through personal narratives of individuals, families, groups and politicians. Gloss, 375pp, SOUTH AFRICA. RANDOM HOUSE SOUTH AFRICA, 0958446849

This publication is based on a project that sought to document current projects implementing restorative justice in South Africa. But what concrete progress has been made? Who is delivering direct restorative justice services to victims and offenders? What are the scope and quality of these services? What are the issues faced by these service providers? And how can the experiences of other countries help us respond to these and other similar, frequently-raised questions? These were the kinds of questions that the authors set out to try and answer. 155pp, SOUTH AFRICA. INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES.

Explores the moral issues raised by the Truth & Reconciliation Commission, and the TRC's contribution to helping South Africa reach a new stage of development. Index, xviii, 380pp, UK. PUBLIC AFFAIRS, 1903985099

Collection of essays which deal with the social and political aspects of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Includes the stories of three victims of Apartheid. Index, notes, vii, 256pp, South Africa. WITWATERSRAND UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1868143589

A vivid depiction by an award-winning poet of the testimonies made to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. 'A harrowing, revelatory and haunting book in which the voices of ordinary people shape the course of history.' Gloss, 286/304pp, UK.

A collection of essays, now in a second edition; how South Africa can deal with the perpetrators of human rights abuses under Apartheid. With updated sections by D Tutu and A Boraine . IDASA.

Now in paperback. Nobel Laureate Desmond Tutu has long been admired throughout the world for the heroism and grace he displayed while encouraging countless South Africans in their struggle for human rights. In God Has A Dream, his most soul searching book to date, he shares the spiritual message that guided him through those troubled times. Drawing on personal and historical examples, the Archbishop reaches out to readers of all backgrounds, showing how individual and global suffering is, and can be transformed into joy and redemption. ix, 150pp, UK. RIDER.

The Nazi Holocaust and the South African Apartheid system are both notorious violations of Human Rights and are frequently compared to each other especially in South Africa. But are they indeed comparable? This book sets out to provide an answer to this sensitive question. It begins by looking at the discriminatory legal framework in Nazi Germany and South Africa and continues with a systematic comparison of human rights abuses, social controls, restriction of living areas and disparities in employment. The different groups targeted for discrimination and the motivation for such targeting are dis-cussed as well as the differences in the implementations of torture and murder. 140pp, SOUTH AFRICA. SELF-PUBLISHED TITLES/NO IMPRINT.

When Eugene de Kock, commanding officer of the apartheid death squads, was sentenced to 212 years for crimes against humanity, the black South Africans outside Pretoria's supreme court cheered and danced: the killer who had been nicknamed 'Prime Evil' by his own men would stay behind bars until the day he died. But one woman, plagued by awkward questions about the nature of vengeance and forgiveness, decided to look into the monster's heart and found a man worthy of a pardon and freedom. During many hours of conversation, de Kock and Gobodo-Madikezela, a clinical psychologist from the townships, take a remarkable shared journey. Index, 193pp, UK. PORTOBELLO BOOKS.

New edition. As part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission special hearings called lawyers, judges, academics and members of the bar to account. This book is an account of those hearings, and an attempt to evaluate, in the light of theories of adjudication, the historical role of the judiciary and bar in the apartheid years. BNS, 200pp, UK . HART PUBLISHING LTD, 1841134031

Looks at different methods of conflict resolution developed and implemented in South Africa. Includes work done within youth education, schools, and local communities, as well as by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Centre for Conflict Resolution. 12 tables, 6 b/w illus, bib, 167pp, GERMANY. LIT VERLAG.

A comparative study of settler-native conflicts, this text considers the role of political parties, settler mythology, native fighters and the security forces. BNS, index, 272pp, USA. GREENWOOD, 0313313571

Attempts to decipher the complex ways in which South African's are coming to understand their past and future identities. Looks at controversies about Robben Island, museum practices and cultural exhibitions, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, etc. Intended for readers in history, politics, cultural studies. B/w illus, notes, bib, 312pp, SOUTH AFRICA . OXFORD UNIV PRESS.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu's memoir of his experiences as Chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and his childhood in the world of apartheid. Notes, index, 244pp, UK, RANDOM HOUSE, 0712670130

An analysis of the impact of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on post apartheid society in South Africa, probing the central premise of the commission, namely whether truth can facilitate reconciliation and help the nation to deal with its painful past. Index, refs, notes, tables, xv, 467pp, SOUTH AFRICA. HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL, 0796920710

H.W. van der Merwe arranged the first meetings between the ANC in exile and government supporters, helping the break the deadlock which lasted 24 years. In these memoirs he provides a glimpse into the hidden world of South African politics and recounts his relationships with the Mandela family, Steve Biko, Mangosutho Buthelezi, Thabo Mbeki and many Nationalist Party ministers. Index, 222pp, SOUTH AFRICA. TAFELBERG PUBLISHERS LTD, 0624039137

The story of the search for those responsible for the deaths of Matthew Goniwe, Fort Calata, Sparrow Mkonto and Sicelo Mhlauli. Nicholson uses documentation and court records to expose issues of how this case was handled in the courts and by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and uses the case to illustrate the functioning of the apartheid government's State Security Council. Index, b/w photographs and cartoons, maps, xvii, 229pp, SOUTH AFRICA. WITWATERSRAND UNIVERSITY PRESS.

Practical and wide-ranging guide to understanding the key social, political and cultural terms of transitional justice and reconciliation by international experts. B/w photos, 126pp, SOUTH AFRICA . INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE AND RECONCILIATION. 0958479453

Illustrates the impact of the TRC in urban communities in Johannesburg. Argues that the TRC had little effect on popular ideas of justice as retribution. 272pp, UK. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS.

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 exercising 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 post-conflict society. The book is unique on several levels: TRC discourse is explored in-depth on the basis of personal stories from TRC testifiers; a combination of Poststructuralist and Critical Discourse Analysis approaches form the theoretical foundations; and an extensive bibliography provides an impressive database of TRC publications. Index, 238pp, NETHERLANDS. JOHN BENJAMINS PUBLISHING.

Written for community leaders in any society damaged by conflict, this volume focuses on the work done by Programme for Survivors of Violence (PSV) working in KwaZulu Natal, an area devastated by years of low intensity civil war. The author outlines a framework to guide intervention in polarised communities and describes how to work with young people, especially those involved with gangs and paramilitary units. Index, bib, tables, graphs, maps, b/w illus, 149pp, UK. OXFAM PUBLICATIONS, 0855984775

Aims to reach into the complexities of political violence in South Africa between 1960 and 1994, to understand the patterns of conflict that almost drew South Africans into a vortex of total disintegration during the apartheid era. Documents the often contradictory and confusing stories of those who acknowledge having committed some dreadful deeds, from members of state security structures to the ANC, PAC and grassroots, depicted as competing protagonists in an arena of violence. Also offers the first critical examination of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's amnesty process, showing how media representations of perpetrators inform public perceptions and scrutinises international scholarly writings on the issue of political violence. Index, 376pp, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS.

As South Africa prepares to enter its second decade of democracy, there are no easy answers about how to best repair the damage inflicted by the past. The wounds are deep and they haunt. If left unresolved, apartheid's legacy of inequality may come to thwart ongoing efforts to build a culture of human rights, nurture democratic politics, and move forward with the project of reconciliation. Beginning with a detailed analysis of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's recommendations for reparation and the ensuing public debate over their implementation, this volume features twenty three essays from leading commentators about the past, present, and future of reparation in South Africa. Index, 426pp, SOUTH AFRICA. DAVID PHILIP/NEW AFRICA BOOKS.

The common thread of these essays by South African writers is an attempt to find a way through the maze of isolated incidents, despair, contradictions and the quest for life that constituted a century of injustice - as well as the hope encapsulated in the democratic elections of April 1994. Proceedings of a one-day conference held in May 2000 at the Centre for the Book, Cape Town, on the occasion of the launch of the Institute of Justice and Reconciliation. Contributors: Johan Snyman, Sandile Dikeni, Breyten Breytenbach, Njabulo Ndebele, Annie Gagiano, Lourens du Plessis, Jeremy Sarkin, Xavier Philippe, Phillip Dexter, Alcinda Honwana, Rhoda Kadalie, Jakes Gerwal, Antjie Krog, Charles Villa-Vicencio. B/w photos, 139pp. SOUTH AFRICA. IDASA, 1919865012

After the transition to democracy in 1994, South Africa reached out to perpetrators of violence from all conflicting parties by giving amnesty to those who fully disclosed their politically motivated crimes. This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of South Africa's amnesty scheme in its practical and normative dimensions. Through empirical analysis of over 1,000 amnesty decisions made by the Amnesty Committee of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, it measures the scheme against its stated goals of truth recovery, victim empowerment and perpetrator accountability. It also explores normative questions raised by the absence of punishment. Highlighting the distinctive nature of South Africa's conditional amnesty as an exceptional 'rite of passage' into the new, post-conflict society, it argues that the amnesty scheme is best viewed as an attempt to construct a new 'justice script' for a society in transition, in which a legacy of politically motivated violence is being addressed. Index, bib, 391pp, UK. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS.

The author spent four years travelling back and forth between London and South Africa attending hearings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission up and down the country. She set up her camera in makeshift studios in rooms next door to where the hearings were held and visited people at home in the townships or deep in the countryside to take their portraits and listen to their stories. This book is unique in that it puts faces to the personal testimonies of both victims and perpetrators. Many b/w photos. 227pp. UK. Granta Publications, 1862074461

Of the truth commissions to date, the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has most effectively captured public attention throughout the world and provided the model for succeeding bodies. Although other truth commissions had preceded its establishment, the TRC had a far more expansive mandate: to go beyond truth-finding to promote national unity and reconciliation, to facilitate the granting of amnesty to those who make full factual disclosure, to restore the human and civil dignity of victims by providing them an opportunity to tell their own stories, and to make recommendations to the president on measures to prevent future human rights violations. This is a comprehensive evaluation of the TRC process and its impact on South African society. Based on a six-year study, the volume draws on an analysis of the victim hearings, amnesty hearings, institutional hearings, public opinion survey data, and extensive interviews with a range of TRC staff, people who worked with the Commission, and members of different communities affected by the TRC. Truth and Reconciliation in South Africa raises fundamental questions about the TRC, indeed about all truth commissions, their abilities to realize the mandates assigned to them, and particularly to achieve the difficult balance between truth-finding and reconciliation. Index, notes, 347pp, USA. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS.

What are the political roots of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)? By what means did the Commission endeavor to understand South Africa's violent past and promote a spirit of national unity? Did the Commission's acclaimed and controversial efforts help South Africans to walk the bridge from apartheid to nonracial democracy? This collection features a rich variety of materials, including many selections from the TRC's archive of testimony and its Final Report that have yet to receive significant public scrutiny. These documents challenge conventional accounts of the Commission. They also shed light on how the Commission undertook a public process of history-making, attempted to deal with the past in a manner that gave voice to experiences long silenced, endeavoured to expose the violence of apartheid and the excesses of struggle, and demonstrated the political necessity of repairing a crime against humanity. 478pp, SOUTH AFRICA. DAVID PHILIP.

'This is a most important book on post-conflict reconciliation and, in particular, the choices that nations must make in balancing peace and justice.' Princeton Lyman, former US Ambassador to South Africa. Notes, bib, index, xiv, 229pp, UK. RIENNER, 1588260577

Provides a realistic assessment of what a TRC can reasonably accomplish and provides an audit of the response of government and other agencies to the unfinished business of the Commission in a series of 25 articles by leading researchers, activists and government officials tasked with implementing the TRC recommendations. It examines the complexities of translation and interpretation of personal testimonies in TRC sessions. 204pp, B/w illus, SOUTH AFRICA. DAVID PHILIP.

Argues that the concept of Ubuntu complements the central European notion of individual freedom, and that Ub-untu can provide guidance to the struggle to transform a multicultural South Africa into a humane society. Bib, 228pp, SOUTH AFRICA. CLUSTER PUBLICATIONS, 1875053239

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It was hoped that the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, established in 1996 would uncover the truth about South Africa's past and help heal the country. In this stark expose, the authors uncover the failings of the Commission and its inability to challenge the institutions which had made apartheid possible. Index, bib, notes, 314pp, UK, VERSO.

A review, by a participant, of the process of peacemaking in South Africa in the early 1990's. Contents: the peace accord, peace workers, interventions, crisis response, training, forums, the police, Ubuntu - the African spirit, epilogue. Notes, glossary, index, maps, xviii, 225pp, USA. UNITED STATES INSTITUTE FOR PEACE PRESS.