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Cultured violence : narrative, social suffering, and engendering human rights in contemporary South Africa / Rosemary Jolly.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Postcolonialism across the disciplines ; 7.Publication details: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2013.Description: viii, 184 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781846318733
  • 1846318734
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 323.096 8 23
LOC classification:
  • PR9355 .J66
Contents:
'Going to the dogs' : 'humanity' in J.M. Coetzee's Disgrace, the lives of animals and South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission -- The state of/and childhood : engendering adolescence in contemporary South Africa -- Spectral presences : women, stigma, and the performance of alienation -- Men 'not feeling good' : the dilemmas of hyper-masculinity in the era of HIV/AIDS.
Summary: "Cultured Violence" explores contemporary South African culture as a test case for the achievement of democracy by constitutional means in the wake of prolonged and violent conflict. The book addresses key ethical issues, normally addressed from within the discourses of law, the social sciences, and health sciences, through narrative analysis.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-176) and index.

'Going to the dogs' : 'humanity' in J.M. Coetzee's Disgrace, the lives of animals and South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission -- The state of/and childhood : engendering adolescence in contemporary South Africa -- Spectral presences : women, stigma, and the performance of alienation -- Men 'not feeling good' : the dilemmas of hyper-masculinity in the era of HIV/AIDS.

"Cultured Violence" explores contemporary South African culture as a test case for the achievement of democracy by constitutional means in the wake of prolonged and violent conflict. The book addresses key ethical issues, normally addressed from within the discourses of law, the social sciences, and health sciences, through narrative analysis.

Originally published: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2010.

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