Flowers in the Wall - Truth and Reconciliation in Timor-Leste, Indonesia, and Melanesia (Paperback)

What is the experience of truth and reconciliation? What is the purpose of a truth commission? What lessons can be learned from established truth and reconciliation processes? Flowers in the Wall explores the experience of truth and reconciliation Southeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific, with and without a formal truth commission. Although much has been written about the operational phases of truth commissions, the efforts to establish these commissions and the struggle to put their recommendations into effect are often overlooked. Examining both the pre- and post-truth commission phases, this volume explores a diversity of interconnected scholarship with each chapter forming part of a concise narrative. Well--researched and balanced, this book explores the effectiveness of the truth commission as transnational justice, highlighting its limitations and offering valuable lessons Canadians, and all others, facing similar issues of truth and reconciliation.

General

Imprint:	University of Calgary Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	2018
Editors:	David Webster
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	376
ISBN-13:	978-1-55238-954-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	1-55238-954-5
Barcode:	9781552389546

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