The healing of nations : the promise and limits of political forgiveness / Mark R. Amstutz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Amstutz, Mark R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reconciliation--Political aspects.

Reconciliation.

Truth commissions.

Physical Description:

x, 283 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2005]

Summary:

How does one forgive an international political transgression as deep as genocide or apartheid? Forgiveness is often conceived of as an element of personal morality, and even at that it is difficult. This book argues that it is also an essential part of p

Contents:

Confronting human rights abuses : approaches to transitional justice

The nature and purpose of forgiveness

The possibility and promise of political forgiveness

Justice, reconciliation, and political forgiveness

Retributive justice and the limits of forgiveness in Argentina

The quest for reconciliation through truth telling in Chile

Intractable politics without truth or forgiveness : the case of Northern Ireland

The promise of reconciliation through truth and some forgiveness in South Africa

Conclusion: Toward a theory of political forgiveness.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-265) and index.

ISBN:

0742535800

0742535819

OCLC:

54103783