Sins of the parents : the politics of national apologies in the United States / Brian A. Weiner.
Series: Politics, history, and social changePublication details: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2005.Description: ix, 246 p. ; 22 cmISBN:- 1592133177 (alk. paper)
- 1592133185 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 323.1/0973 22
- JC599.U5 W367 2005
Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Book | NMC Library | Stacks | JC599 .U5 W367 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 33039000759067 |
Browsing NMC Library shelves, Shelving location: Stacks Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)
JC599 .U5 P478 2003 Reverse discrimination : dismantling the myth / | JC599 .U5 T74 2008 We shall overcome : a history of civil rights and the law / | JC599 .U5 W313 2003 The war on our freedoms : civil liberties in an age of terrorism / | JC599 .U5 W367 2005 Sins of the parents : the politics of national apologies in the United States / | JC599 .U5 W65 2016 American character : a history of the epic struggle between individual liberty and the common good / | JC599 .U6 H85 2011 Human rights in our own backyard : injustice and resistance in the United States / | JC599 .U62 J86 2021 Freedom / |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-237) and index.
Introduction: Past Wrongs, Present Responsibilities? -- 1. The Promises of Great Nations: The Oneida Land Claims Cases -- 2. Explaining (away) The Misdeeds of Political Ancestors: The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 -- 3. The Birth and Death of Political Memories -- 4. The Political Responsibilities of Citizens -- 5. The Political Promise and Limitations of National Apologies -- Conclusion: Citizenship in the Shadows of Misdeeds.
Publisher description: 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.