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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... offering reparations for past wrongs . However , the final law also reflects the taming of the more subversive elements of the early arguments raised for redress in the original 1979 bill in- troduced in Congress . Initial arguments ...
... offering reparations for past wrongs . However , the final law also reflects the taming of the more subversive elements of the early arguments raised for redress in the original 1979 bill in- troduced in Congress . Initial arguments ...
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... may be liberated from the wrong by offering and accept- ing an apology . However , the theological roots of forgiveness cast " Copyrighted Material some doubt on whether such a concept is applicable to 10 Introduction.
... may be liberated from the wrong by offering and accept- ing an apology . However , the theological roots of forgiveness cast " Copyrighted Material some doubt on whether such a concept is applicable to 10 Introduction.
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... offered reparations.46 Finally , the third primary case that instigated calls for repa- rations was the wartime policy imposed upon citizens and permanent resident aliens of Japanese ancestry during World War II . Here , the U.S. ...
... offered reparations.46 Finally , the third primary case that instigated calls for repa- rations was the wartime policy imposed upon citizens and permanent resident aliens of Japanese ancestry during World War II . Here , the U.S. ...
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... offered a fundamental choice between burdening innocent counties and private landowners , or allowing past illegal governmental actions to go unrectified . The latter was deemed preferable , for , even if the original land transactions ...
... offered a fundamental choice between burdening innocent counties and private landowners , or allowing past illegal governmental actions to go unrectified . The latter was deemed preferable , for , even if the original land transactions ...
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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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