Country of My Skull: Guilt, Sorrow, and the Limits of Forgiveness in the New South Africa - Hardcover

Krog, Antjie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0812931289 ISBN 13: 9780812931280

Verlag: Times Books, 1999

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Describes South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission

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elson Mandela dramatically walked out of prison in 1990 after twenty-seven years behind bars, South Africa has been undergoing a radical transformation. In one of the most miraculous events of the century, the oppressive system of apartheid was dismantled. Repressive laws mandating separation of the races were thrown out. The country, which had been carved into a crazy quilt that reserved the most prosperous areas for whites and the most desolate and backward for blacks, was reunited. The dreaded and dangerous security force, which for years had systematically tortured, spied upon, and harassed people of color and their white supporters, was dismantled. But how could this country--one of spectacular beauty and promise--come to terms with its ugly past? How could its people, whom the oppressive white government had pitted against one another, live side by side as friends and neighbors?

To begin the healing process, Nelson Mandela created the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, headed by t

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• Verlag: Times Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0812931289
• ISBN 13: 9780812931280
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 403