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Autore: | Weiner Brian A. <1959-> |
Titolo: | Sins of the parents [[electronic resource] ] : the politics of national apologies in the United States / / Brian A. Weiner |
Pubblicazione: | Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 2005 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
Disciplina: | 323.1/0973 |
Soggetto topico: | Civil rights - United States - History |
Reconciliation - Political aspects - United States | |
Japanese Americans - Civil rights | |
Oneida Indians - Claims - History | |
Apologizing | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-237) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
Sommario/riassunto: | 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 |
Titolo autorizzato: | Sins of the parents |
ISBN: | 1-282-93936-X |
9786612939365 | |
1-4399-0614-9 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910458315803321 |
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