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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Pub.,
©2008.
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| Series: | Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture ;
v. 27. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Reconciliation Discourse; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; dedication page; Table of contents; Preface; Acronyms; 1. Introduction; 2. The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission; 3. The TRC archive; 4. The sample; 5. Layering and HRV discour; 6. Reconciliation discourse, truth and society; 6.1 Reconciliation as a multidimensional term at the HRV hearings; 6.2 A multilayered reconciliation discourse in South African reality; 7. Exercising power through discourse; 8. Towards a conclusion; References; Index; The series Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture.
