Justice matters [[electronic resource] ] : legacies of the Holocaust and World War II / / Mona Sue Weissmark

• Autore: Weissmark Mona Sue
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (209 p.)
• Disciplina: 940.53/18
• Soggetto topico: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Influence; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Germany - Influence; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Germany - Public opinion; Children of Holocaust survivors - Attitudes; Children of Nazis - Germany - Attitudes; Public opinion - Germany
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-191) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Background; 3 Justice as Intergenerational; 4 Justice as Interpersonal; 5 Justice Has Two Sides; 6 Justice as Compassion; 7 Concluding Remarks; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: Springing from an unprecedented meeting between the sons and daughters of the Holocaust and the children of Nazis, ""Justice Matters: Legacies of the Holocaust and World War II"" examines the psychology of hatred and ethnic resentments passed from generation to generation. Weissmark, a social psychologist and the child of Holocaust survivors, argues that justice is quite naturally shaped by emotional responses. In the face of unjust treatment, the natural response is resentment and deep anger - and a desire for revenge. While legal systems offer a structured means for redressing injustice, it
• Titolo autorizzato: Justice matters
• ISBN: 1-280-50273-8; 1-60256-759-X; 0-19-534803-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465132103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II