Reconciliation Through Truth: A Reckoning of Apartheid's Criminal Governance
by Asmal, Kader; Asmal, Louise; Roberts, Ronald Suresh
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Near fine(-) copy with light wear to edges and corners; small chip to head of spine; very small yellow stain to foreedge of firs
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About This Item
Cape Town; Oxford; New York: David Philip Publishers; James Currey Publishers; St. Martin's Press, 1997. Second edition. Paperback. Near fine(-) copy with light wear to edges and corners; small chip to head of spine; very small yellow stain to foreedge of first half of pages (very minor); else tight copy; wrappers are clean; pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of marks, creases and foxing; no pen or highlights; edges of pages are clean; binding is tight. A gently used copy.. Octavo in black, red, green and gold wrappers (red spine); 231 pages; 24 cm. In English. Out of print. Foreward by President Nelson Mandela; "This book is about the process of transition. The South African transition, while widely billed as a miracle, has not yet received the systematic treatment as political transitions elsewhere. The books serves as a preliminary text in the new South African politics, presenting for the first time the new country's view of its old self. It scans the key issues and debates of the transition." -intro.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 84748
- Title
- Reconciliation Through Truth: A Reckoning of Apartheid's Criminal Governance
- Author
- Asmal, Kader; Asmal, Louise; Roberts, Ronald Suresh
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine(-) copy with light wear to edges and corners; small chip to head of spine; very small yellow stain to foreedge of firs
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second edition
- Publisher
- David Philip Publishers; James Currey Publishers; St. Martin's Press
- Place of Publication
- Cape Town; Oxford; New York
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- Apartheid, South Africa, History, Politics and government, Race relations
- Bookseller catalogs
- Africa;
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About Bibliope by Calvello Books
Over thirty-five years experience in the used, out-of-print and rare book trades. Selling online since 1997. WWW.BIBLIOPE.COM (formerly Calvello Books)
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