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Sins of the parents : the politics of national apologies in the United States / Brian A. Weiner.
Van Pelt Library JC599.U5 W367 2005
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weiner, Brian A., 1959-
- Series:
- Politics, history, and social change
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civil rights--United States--History.
- Civil rights.
- Oneida Indians.
- Claims.
- History.
- Reconciliation--Political aspects.
- Reconciliation.
- United States.
- Reconciliation--Political aspects--United States.
- Japanese Americans--Civil rights.
- Japanese Americans.
- Oneida Indians--Claims--History.
- Apologizing.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 246 pages ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2005.
- Contents:
- Introduction : past wrongs, present responsibilities?
- The promises of great nations : the Oneida Land Claims cases
- Explaining (away) the misdeeds of political ancestors : the Civil Liberties Act of 1988
- The birth and death of political memories
- The political responsibilities of citizens
- The political promise and limitations of national apologies
- Conclusion : citizenship in the shadows of misdeeds.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-237) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1592133177
- 1592133185
- OCLC:
- 56982297
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