Description |
x, 283 pages ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-265) and index. |
Contents |
Confronting human rights abuses : approaches to transitional justice -- The nature and purpose of forgiveness -- The possibility and promise of political forgiveness -- Justice, reconciliation, and political forgiveness -- Retributive justice and the limits of forgiveness in Argentina -- The quest for reconciliation through truth telling in Chile -- Intractable politics without truth or forgiveness : the case of Northern Ireland -- The promise of reconciliation through truth and some forgiveness in South Africa -- Conclusion: Toward a theory of political forgiveness. |
Subject |
Reconciliation -- Political aspects.
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Truth commissions.
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ISBN |
0742535800 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780742535800 cloth alkaline paper |
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0742535819 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780742535817 paperback alkaline paper |
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