03210nam 22006974a 450 991081877710332120240508063147.01-282-93936-X97866129393651-4399-0614-9(CKB)2560000000013271(EBL)544062(OCoLC)639014041(SSID)ssj0000428200(PQKBManifestationID)11274734(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000428200(PQKBWorkID)10413884(PQKB)11299628(MiAaPQ)EBC544062(MdBmJHUP)muse15767(Au-PeEL)EBL544062(CaPaEBR)ebr10393284(CaONFJC)MIL293936(EXLCZ)99256000000001327120041103d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSins of the parents the politics of national apologies in the United States /Brian A. Weiner1st ed.Philadelphia Temple University Press20051 online resource (258 p.)Politics, history, and social changeDescription based upon print version of record.1-59213-318-5 1-59213-317-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-237) and index.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; IndexDebates 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 definitionPolitics, history, and social change.Civil rightsUnited StatesHistoryReconciliationPolitical aspectsUnited StatesJapanese AmericansCivil rightsOneida IndiansClaimsHistoryApologizingCivil rightsHistory.ReconciliationPolitical aspectsJapanese AmericansCivil rights.Oneida IndiansClaimsHistory.Apologizing.323.1/0973Weiner Brian A.1959-1710428MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910818777103321Sins of the parents4101034UNINA