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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Page viii
... understanding advice in writing and other matters : Charles Hersch , Joshua Miller , and Michael Spolan . Chapters of the book were presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meetings and at the Law and Soci- ety ...
... understanding advice in writing and other matters : Charles Hersch , Joshua Miller , and Michael Spolan . Chapters of the book were presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meetings and at the Law and Soci- ety ...
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... . Finally , were it not for the love , understanding , patience , intelligence and wit of Andrea Mock , I would be much less a person . Copyrighted Material The Framers recognize that no one ought be condemned for Acknowledgments ix.
... . Finally , were it not for the love , understanding , patience , intelligence and wit of Andrea Mock , I would be much less a person . Copyrighted Material The Framers recognize that no one ought be condemned for Acknowledgments ix.
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... understandings of what is to be achieved by responding to past governmental misdeeds . The theological framework locates us in a world where justice ordinarily is associated with vengeance , although forgiveness ex- ists as an ...
... understandings of what is to be achieved by responding to past governmental misdeeds . The theological framework locates us in a world where justice ordinarily is associated with vengeance , although forgiveness ex- ists as an ...
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... understanding argued for in this book , stand as responsible for past political wrongs , may respond to calls for apologies with protestations of innocence . The theological rhetoric , then , may ultimately inspire a politics of selt ...
... understanding argued for in this book , stand as responsible for past political wrongs , may respond to calls for apologies with protestations of innocence . The theological rhetoric , then , may ultimately inspire a politics of selt ...
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... understanding of the consequences of difference , seems insufficiently attuned to the need to create a measure of political unity and a sense of political identity from which political respon- sibility may derive . The book strives to ...
... understanding of the consequences of difference , seems insufficiently attuned to the need to create a measure of political unity and a sense of political identity from which political respon- sibility may derive . The book strives to ...
Contents
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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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