Another Country: Everyday Social Restitution

Drawing on insights drawn from extensive interviews with South Africans in all walks of life, Sharlene Swartz introduces the practical concept of social restitution-the actions and attitudes that people can undertake in dialogue with each other to make things right.-CONTENTS: Foreword-Antjie Krog. A TIME TO SEE. Restitution and a Shared Vision for South Africa's Future. Ways of Seeing: Why We Are Divided About What Is Needed. THE PAST IN THE PRESENT. Black Pain and the Outrage of Racism. Apartheid's Costs: Education, Opportunities, Assets, and Wellbeing. White Privilege and Responses to South Africa's Past. TURNING TOWARDS TOMORROW. Restitution: A New Conversation. Locating Yourself in the Conversation. Restoring Our Humanity. A TIME TO ACT. Everyday Actions for Individuals and Groups. Telling New Stories Through Social Restitution.

Softcover. English. Best Red. 2017. ISBN: 9781928246114. 304 pp. Good. Book No: 2506868