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Autore |
Weiner Brian A. <1959-> |
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Titolo |
Sins of the parents : the politics of national apologies in the United States / / Brian A. Weiner |
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Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-93936-X |
9786612939365 |
1-4399-0614-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (258 p.) |
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Collana |
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Politics, history, and social change |
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Soggetti |
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Civil rights - United States - History |
Reconciliation - Political aspects - United States |
Japanese Americans - Civil rights |
Oneida Indians - Claims - History |
Apologizing |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-237) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Past Wrongs, Present Responsibilities; 1. The Promises of Great Nations: The Oneida Land Claims Cases; 2. Explaining (away) The Misdeeds of Political Ancestors: The Civil Liberties Act of 1988; 3. The Birth and Death of Political Memories; 4. The Political Responsibilities of Citizens; 5. The Political Promise and Limitations of National Apologies; Conclusion: Citizenship in the Shadows of Misdeeds; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Debates have swirled around the question of national forgiveness for the past fifty years. Using two examples-the land claims of the Oneida Indians and the claims for reparations to Japanese Americans interned during World War II-Brian Weiner suggests a way of thinking about national misdeeds. Arguing beyond collective ""innocence"" or ""guilt,"" Sins of the Parents offers a model of collective responsibility to deal with past wrongs in such a way as to reinvigorate our notion of citizenship. Drawing upon the writings of Abraham Lincoln and Hannah Arendt, Weiner offers a definition |
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