Sins Of The Parents: Politics Of National Apologies In The U.S.Temple University Press, 2009 M09 3 - 256 pages 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 of political responsibility that at once defines citizenship and sidesteps the familial, racial, and ethnic questions that often ensnare debates about national apologies. An original contribution to political theory and practice, Sins of the Parents will become a much discussed contribution in the debate about what it is to be an American. |
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... shared descent , language , or religion , nation - states must create or impose national identity . To the extent that the nation - state exists as a co- herent temporal entity , that coherence is the result of politics rather than ...
... shared descent , language , or religion , nation - states must create or impose national identity . To the extent that the nation - state exists as a co- herent temporal entity , that coherence is the result of politics rather than ...
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... shared history nor a shared sense of time's tempo . As political theorist Sheldon Wolin has written , " There is no single shared political time , ' only culturally constituted different times . Their self - conscious character produces ...
... shared history nor a shared sense of time's tempo . As political theorist Sheldon Wolin has written , " There is no single shared political time , ' only culturally constituted different times . Their self - conscious character produces ...
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... shared community . " The calls for national apologies , the book argues , have just as much to do with the nature and direction of the polity as they do with who is to bear the greatest burden of past wrongs and how past wrongs can be ...
... shared community . " The calls for national apologies , the book argues , have just as much to do with the nature and direction of the polity as they do with who is to bear the greatest burden of past wrongs and how past wrongs can be ...
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... shared these fears with the justices , van Gestel then proceeded to his core legal arguments . Van Gestel presented three primary arguments before the Court . First , he contended that the Non - Intercourse Act of 1790 and 1793 did not ...
... shared these fears with the justices , van Gestel then proceeded to his core legal arguments . Van Gestel presented three primary arguments before the Court . First , he contended that the Non - Intercourse Act of 1790 and 1793 did not ...
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Contents
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26 | |
The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 | 47 |
3 The Birth and Death of Political Memories | 84 |
4 The Political Responsibilities of Citizens | 113 |
5 The Political Promise and Limitations of National Apologies | 138 |
Citizenship in the Shadows of Misdeeds | 174 |
Notes | 189 |
Bibliography | 225 |
Index | 239 |
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Sins Of The Parents: Politics Of National Apologies In The U.S. Brian Weiner No preview available - 2005 |
Sins Of The Parents: Politics Of National Apologies In The U.S. Brian Weiner No preview available - 2005 |
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