Identities in Transition: Challenges for Transitional Justice in Divided Societies

by Chris Chapman, Ruth Rubio-Marin, Cecile Aptel, et al.

Book Overview

In many societies, histories of exclusion, racism, and nationalist violence often create divisions so deep that finding a way to deal with the atrocities of the past seems nearly impossible. These societies face difficult practical questions about how to devise new state and civil society institutions that will respond to massive or systematic violations of human rights, recognize victims, and prevent the recurrence of abuse. Identities in Transition:...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107003695
• ISBN13: 9781107003699
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.0"