The theatre of violence: narratives of protagonists in the South African conflict

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dc.contributor.authorFoster, Don
dc.contributor.authorHaupt, Paul
dc.contributor.authorDe Beer, Marésa
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-23T13:02:26Z
dc.date.available2014-09-23T13:02:26Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractThis profound and deeply compassionate study aims to reach into the complexities of political violence in South Africa between 1960 and 1994, and to expand our understanding of the patterns of conflict that almost drew South Africans into a vortex of total disintegration during the apartheid era. This book is used in the teaching of critical and social psychology at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. While many accounts have focused on the victims of state repression, this unique volume documents the often contradictory and confusing stories of those who acknowledge having committed some dreadful deeds. Individuals on various sides of the apartheid divide, from state security structures to the ANC, PAC and grassroots, activists, tell their own stories. The central focus is to give an account of the actions of the perpetrators, here depicted as competing protagonists in an arena of violence. It examines the violence forensically, through its public and popular representations, academically and, finally, through the narrative approach, drawing on a rich analysis of stories from different sides. The authors also offer the first critical examination of the TRC's amnesty process, show how media representations of perpetrators inform public perceptions, and scrutinise international scholarly writings on the issue of political violence. Suggestive and intriguing, The Theatre of Violence opens a fresh examination of the erstwhile taken-for-granted understandings and attempts to address a range of questions that are often not considered, and perhaps cannot be considered, in a dispassionate way. It is in many ways an optimistic study, holding out the possibility of a society that can understand and take steps to minimise the perpetration of gross violations of human rights.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationFoster, D., Haupt, P., & De Beer, M. (2005). <i>The theatre of violence: Narratives of protagonists in the South African conflict</i>. Cape Town: HSRC Press. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7661en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationFoster, Don, Paul Haupt, and Marésa De Beer. <i>The theatre of violence: Narratives of protagonists in the South African conflict</i>. Cape Town: HSRC Press. 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7661.en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationFoster, D., Haupt, P., De Beer, M. 2005. The theatre of violence: narratives of protagonists in the South African conflict. Book. Cape Town: University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.isbn0 7969 2095 8en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Book AU - Foster, Don AU - Haupt, Paul AU - De Beer, Marésa AB - This profound and deeply compassionate study aims to reach into the complexities of political violence in South Africa between 1960 and 1994, and to expand our understanding of the patterns of conflict that almost drew South Africans into a vortex of total disintegration during the apartheid era. This book is used in the teaching of critical and social psychology at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. While many accounts have focused on the victims of state repression, this unique volume documents the often contradictory and confusing stories of those who acknowledge having committed some dreadful deeds. Individuals on various sides of the apartheid divide, from state security structures to the ANC, PAC and grassroots, activists, tell their own stories. The central focus is to give an account of the actions of the perpetrators, here depicted as competing protagonists in an arena of violence. It examines the violence forensically, through its public and popular representations, academically and, finally, through the narrative approach, drawing on a rich analysis of stories from different sides. The authors also offer the first critical examination of the TRC's amnesty process, show how media representations of perpetrators inform public perceptions, and scrutinise international scholarly writings on the issue of political violence. Suggestive and intriguing, The Theatre of Violence opens a fresh examination of the erstwhile taken-for-granted understandings and attempts to address a range of questions that are often not considered, and perhaps cannot be considered, in a dispassionate way. It is in many ways an optimistic study, holding out the possibility of a society that can understand and take steps to minimise the perpetration of gross violations of human rights. CY - Cape Town DA - 2005 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Click here to access this resource KW - truth and reconciliation KW - township KW - state repression KW - psychology KW - conflicts KW - apartheid LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PP - Cape Town PY - 2005 SM - 0 7969 2095 8 T1 - The theatre of violence: narratives of protagonists in the South African conflict TI - The theatre of violence: narratives of protagonists in the South African conflict UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7661 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationFoster D, Haupt P, De Beer M. The theatre of violence: Narratives of protagonists in the South African conflict. Cape Town: HSRC Press; 2005.http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7661en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherHSRC Pressen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.publisher.locationCape Townen_ZA
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dc.subjecttruth and reconciliationen_ZA
dc.subjecttownshipen_ZA
dc.subjectstate repressionen_ZA
dc.subjectpsychologyen_ZA
dc.subjectconflictsen_ZA
dc.subjectapartheiden_ZA
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