A bare and impolitic right : internment and Ukrainian-Canadian redress / Bohdan S. Kordan and Craig Mahovsky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kordan, Bohdan S.

Contributor:

Mahovsky, Craig.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ukrainians--Canada--Forced removal and internment, 1914-1920.

Ukrainians.

Ukrainians--Reparations--Canada--History.

Reparations for historical injustices--Canada.

Reparations for historical injustices.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (112 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When must a current government attempt to come to terms with the wrongs of governments long past? In A Bare and Impolitic Right Bohdan Kordan and Craig Mahovsky examine the internment of Ukrainian Canadians during the Great War and explore the political, philosophical, and ethical dimensions of redress. Situating the campaign for Ukrainian-Canadian redress within a wider discussion on political leadership and transitional justice, the authors argue that, by reaffirming the values that are central to a rule-based society, symbolic redress might not only play an important role in reconciling the past with present and future generations but also aid the country to reconnect with those foundational traditions that inform Canadian political culture.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

History and Redress

What Went Wrong?

Internment in Canada: A Perspective

The Nature of the Historical Wrong

Putting Things Right

Redress and Democratic Dialogue, 1980s On

Symbolic Redress: Reconciliation, Restoration, Responsibility

Notes

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-86176-X

9786612861765

0-7735-7182-5

OCLC:

244764998