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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... identity , most particularly the myths that America was a virgin " New World " discovered and civilized by our political an- cestors and that contracts and promises were the primary means by which politics in early America were ...
... identity , most particularly the myths that America was a virgin " New World " discovered and civilized by our political an- cestors and that contracts and promises were the primary means by which politics in early America were ...
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... identity as a law - abiding nation respectful of the individual rights of all , irrespective of race or ethnicity . The final law omitted these initial arguments , narrowly defined the vic- tims of Executive Order 9066 , and explicitly ...
... identity as a law - abiding nation respectful of the individual rights of all , irrespective of race or ethnicity . The final law omitted these initial arguments , narrowly defined the vic- tims of Executive Order 9066 , and explicitly ...
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... identity or recognition ( as opposed to distribution of goods ) even further back — to Rousseau's and Hegel's notions of identity and authenticity . Taylor argues that " the spread of the idea that we are formed by recognition " has led ...
... identity or recognition ( as opposed to distribution of goods ) even further back — to Rousseau's and Hegel's notions of identity and authenticity . Taylor argues that " the spread of the idea that we are formed by recognition " has led ...
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... identity as citizens — both implicated by the deeds of political ancestors and identified with those deeds.55 This concept of political responsibility rests upon the possibility of citizens imagining their connections to political ...
... identity as citizens — both implicated by the deeds of political ancestors and identified with those deeds.55 This concept of political responsibility rests upon the possibility of citizens imagining their connections to political ...
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... identity . To the extent that the nation - state exists as a co- herent temporal entity , that coherence is the result of politics rather than national identity somehow predating politics . 68 To that end , polities construct narratives ...
... identity . To the extent that the nation - state exists as a co- herent temporal entity , that coherence is the result of politics rather than national identity somehow predating politics . 68 To that end , polities construct narratives ...
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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Sins Of The Parents: Politics Of National Apologies In The U.S. Brian Weiner Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2005 |
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