LEADER 03210nam 22006974a 450 001 9910818777103321 005 20240508063147.0 010 $a1-282-93936-X 010 $a9786612939365 010 $a1-4399-0614-9 035 $a(CKB)2560000000013271 035 $a(EBL)544062 035 $a(OCoLC)639014041 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000428200 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11274734 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000428200 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10413884 035 $a(PQKB)11299628 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC544062 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse15767 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL544062 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10393284 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL293936 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000013271 100 $a20041103d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSins of the parents $ethe politics of national apologies in the United States /$fBrian A. Weiner 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aPhiladelphia $cTemple University Press$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (258 p.) 225 1 $aPolitics, history, and social change 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59213-318-5 311 $a1-59213-317-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 225-237) and index. 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aDebates have swirled around the question of national forgiveness for the past fifty years. Using two examples-the land claims of the Oneida Indians and the claims for reparations to Japanese Americans interned during World War II-Brian Weiner suggests a way of thinking about national misdeeds. Arguing beyond collective ""innocence"" or ""guilt,"" Sins of the Parents offers a model of collective responsibility to deal with past wrongs in such a way as to reinvigorate our notion of citizenship. Drawing upon the writings of Abraham Lincoln and Hannah Arendt, Weiner offers a definition 410 0$aPolitics, history, and social change. 606 $aCivil rights$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aReconciliation$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States 606 $aJapanese Americans$xCivil rights 606 $aOneida Indians$xClaims$xHistory 606 $aApologizing 615 0$aCivil rights$xHistory. 615 0$aReconciliation$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aJapanese Americans$xCivil rights. 615 0$aOneida Indians$xClaims$xHistory. 615 0$aApologizing. 676 $a323.1/0973 700 $aWeiner$b Brian A.$f1959-$01710428 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818777103321 996 $aSins of the parents$94101034 997 $aUNINA