Publication

2015 - The University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, Wisconsin, Wisconsin

Language

English

Word Count

64,500 words, Guess

Page Count

258 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC320.01/1
  • LCCJC578 .H567 2015

Description

"Historical Justice and Memory highlights the global movement for historical justice - acknowledging and redressing historic wrongs - as on of the most significant moral and social developments of our times. Such historic wrongs include acts of genocide, slavery, systems of apartheid, the systematic persecution of presumed enemies of the state, colonialism, and the oppression of or discrimination against ethnic or religious minorities. The historical justice movement has inspired the spread of truth and reconciliation processes around the world and has pushed governments to make reparations and apologies for past wrongs. It has changed the public understanding of justice and the role of memory. In this book, leading scholars in philosophy, history, political science, and semiotics offer new essays that discuss and assess these momentous global developments. They evaluate the strength and weaknesses of the movement, its accomplishments and failings, its philosophical assumptions and social preconditions, and its prospects for the future." --Back cover.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Critical human rights

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