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Cultured Violence
Rosemary Jolly
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Description for Cultured Violence
Hardcover. Uses a range of narratives to explore contemporary South African culture and illuminate a cultural 'state of the nation' in terms of violence, gender, human rights and democracy. Series: Postcolonialism Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFE; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 443.
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. The book draws from and juxtaposes narratives of profoundly different kinds to make its point: fictional narratives, such as the work of Nobel laureate J.M. Coetzee; public testimony, such as that of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and Jacob Zuma’s (the former Deputy President’s) 2006 trial on charges of rape; ... Read more
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. The book draws from and juxtaposes narratives of profoundly different kinds to make its point: fictional narratives, such as the work of Nobel laureate J.M. Coetzee; public testimony, such as that of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and Jacob Zuma’s (the former Deputy President’s) 2006 trial on charges of rape; ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
Postcolonialism Across the Disciplines
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846312137
SKU
V9781846312137
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About Rosemary Jolly
Professor Rosemary Jolly holds appointments in the Department of English; Southern African Research Centre and Institute for Population and Public Health at Queen’s University, Canada. Her previous books include Colonization, Violence and Narration in White South African Writing: Breyten Breytenbach, André Brink and J. M. Coetzee (Ohio UP and University of the Witwatersrand P, 1996) and co-editor, with Derek Attridge, ... Read more
Reviews for Cultured Violence
Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.
Choice, vol. 48 No 9
Choice, vol. 48 No 9