Sins of the parents [[electronic resource] ] : the politics of national apologies in the United States / / Brian A. Weiner

• Autore: Weiner Brian A. <1959->
• 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
• 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.: 9910791356503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Politics, history, and social change.