Sins Of The Parents: Politics Of National Apologies In The U.S.Temple University Press, 03.09.2009 - 256 Seiten 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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... debating the merits of various claims and the rightfulness of current political bod- ies assuming responsibility for past political misdeeds . An official expression of remorse for past governmental acts , once unheard of , has become ...
... debating the merits of various claims and the rightfulness of current political bod- ies assuming responsibility for past political misdeeds . An official expression of remorse for past governmental acts , once unheard of , has become ...
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... debates over rectification for past governmental injustices have been framed within the United States . The book strives to shed new light on the relationship between the individ- ual citizen and the national collectivity by exploring ...
... debates over rectification for past governmental injustices have been framed within the United States . The book strives to shed new light on the relationship between the individ- ual citizen and the national collectivity by exploring ...
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... debate . 5 The first concept , suggested in the Biblical injunction by the relation between parents and children , relates to political membership . The familial relation stands for the political relation between predecessors and ...
... debate . 5 The first concept , suggested in the Biblical injunction by the relation between parents and children , relates to political membership . The familial relation stands for the political relation between predecessors and ...
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... debates over rectification for past polit- ical wrongs take place within the shadows of two events : the Holocaust and the civil rights movement . As historian Elazar Barkan makes clear in his broad comparative study of governmen- tal ...
... debates over rectification for past polit- ical wrongs take place within the shadows of two events : the Holocaust and the civil rights movement . As historian Elazar Barkan makes clear in his broad comparative study of governmen- tal ...
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... debates over rectification in the United States . World War II and the Holocaust haunt American efforts at rectification in another manner as well . The war provided an op- portunity for minority groups that had been excluded and dis ...
... debates over rectification in the United States . World War II and the Holocaust haunt American efforts at rectification in another manner as well . The war provided an op- portunity for minority groups that had been excluded and dis ...
Inhalt
1 | |
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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