A Country Unmasked - Inside South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Hardcover)

In this account of South Africa's internationally acclaimed Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Alex Boraine describes the process leading to the establishment of the TRC, the hearings at which victims and perpetrators testified about human rights violations, and reactions to the TRC and its final report. He analyses the successes and failures of the TRC, and gives personal insight into experiences of the commissioners. The book addresses the many difficult questions that were crucial for South Africa's TRC, and that need to be asked by all people who are working with societies in transition. This is a major work that will contribute substantially to the pool of world experiences and lessons about truth and justice in times of change