Truth Commissions

Truth Commissions
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Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : 9780812247626
ISBN-13 : 0812247620
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Book Synopsis Truth Commissions by : Onur Bakiner

Download or read book Truth Commissions written by Onur Bakiner and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2016-01-15 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Onur Bakiner evaluates the success of truth commissions in promoting political, judicial, and social change. He argues that even when commissions produce modest change as a result of political constraints, they open new avenues for human rights activism and transform public discourses on memory, truth, justice, and reconciliation.


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