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Reparations for Black Americans / Andrew Karpan, book editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Current controversies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans--Reparations.
- African Americans.
- Reparations for historical injustices--Case studies.
- Reparations for historical injustices.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Greenhaven Publishing, [2022]
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2022]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Can reparations repair collective injuries?
- Yes: Reparations are a legally foregrounded method of redressing historical harm
- No: Only individuals have the right to redress particular grievances
- Would reparations have a positive impact?
- Yes: Reparations would redistribute economic resources to groups that have been historically marginalized by the current distribution of capital
- No: Reparations aren't economically feasible
- Have reparations succeeded in the past?
- Yes: Reparations have been successful at scale
- No: When tried, reparations have largely failed
- Can reparations solve larger, systemic issues?
- Yes: Reparations are a vital and moral part of responding to systemic inequalities
- No: Reparations will do little to change the lives of those they are directed at
- Organizations to contact.
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 7, 2022).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781534508545
- 1534508546
- Publisher Number:
- 99989760489
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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