Reparations and redress for historical injustice / Timothy Waligore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Waligore, Timothy, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in historical theory and practice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reparations for historical injustices.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2026.

Summary:

"This Element introduces various justifications for reparations and redress for historical injustice discussed in political theory and philosophy. It examines multiple real-world cases to illustrate and test theories. It is accessible to students and scholars unfamiliar with the field, while providing new arguments for experts in the field, and organizing the debate around reparations in new ways. The Element is divided into four main sections. The first three sections examine different temporal orientations of justice: backward-looking, forward-looking, and structural injustice over time. The fourth section examines Indigenous perspectives and settler colonial theory, which complicate and problematize the temporal orientations and arguments from the other sections. The discussion in this Element is organized around two recurring theses. First, approaches relying on primarily forward-looking justifications could be made more plausible and compelling by incorporating backward-looking elements (and vice versa). Second, past injustice can change what should (publicly) count as justice."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Backward-looking approaches to reparations

Forward-looking approaches to reparations

Structural injustice and reparations

Indigenous perspectives and settler colonialism

Conclusion: moving forward to repair the past.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed June 15, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version : Waligore, Timothy. Reparations and redress for historical injustice.

ISBN:

9781009184281

1009184288

OCLC:

1572419398

Publisher Number:

CIPO000335729

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license