Title Overcoming apartheid : can truth reconcile a divided nation? / James L. Gibson

Published New York : Russell Sage Foundation, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 467 pages) : illustrations Series UPCC book collections on Project MUSE Contents About the Author; Preface and Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Does Truth Lead to Reconciliation?; Chapter 2. Apartheid's Legacy in Contemporary South Africa: Experiences, Attributes, and Attitudes of the Sample; Chapter 3. South African Collective Memories; Chapter 4. Interracial Reconciliation; Chapter 5. Truth, Reconciliation, and the Creation of a Human Rights Culture; Chapter 6. Tolerance: The Minimalist View of Reconciliation; Chapter 7. Judging the Fairness of Amnesty; Chapter 8. The Legitimacy of the Political Institutions of the New South Africa Chapter 9. Lessons for South Africa's Future and for the WorldAppendix A: The Design of the Survey; Appendix B: The Questionnaire; Notes; References; Index Summary Reports on the largest and most comprehensive study of post-apartheid attitudes in South Africa to date, involving a representative sample of all major racial, ethnic, and linguistic groups. Grounding his analysis of "truth" in theories of collective memory, Gibson discovers that the process has been most successful in creating a common understanding of the nature of apartheid. His analysis then demonstrates how this common understanding is helping to foster "reconciliation," as defined by the acceptance of basic principles of human rights and political tolerance, rejection of racial prejudice, and acceptance of the institutions of a new political order. Gibson identifies key elements in the process--such as acknowledging shared responsibility for atrocities of the past--that are essential if reconciliation is to move forward. He concludes that without the truth and reconciliation process, the prospects for a reconciled, democratic South Africa would diminish considerably. Gibson also speculates about whether the South African experience provides any lessons for other countries around the globe trying to overcome their repressive pasts Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 441-456) and index Notes English Print version record Subject South Africa. Truth and Reconciliation Commission -- History SUBJECT South Africa. Truth and Reconciliation Commission fast Subject Truth -- Political aspects -- South Africa Reconciliation -- Political aspects -- South Africa Amnesty -- South Africa Human rights -- Government policy -- South Africa Apartheid -- South Africa. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- General. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights. Amnesty Apartheid Human rights -- Government policy Race relations -- Government policy Reconciliation -- Political aspects SUBJECT South Africa -- Race relations -- Government policy Subject South Africa Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2003066879 ISBN 9781610442473 1610442474 0871543133 9780871543134

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