States of apology / Michael Cunningham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cunningham, Michael J., 1959- author.

Series:

Manchester Political Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Apologizing--Political aspects.

Apologizing.

Reconciliation--Political aspects.

Reconciliation.

Reparations for historical injustices.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 143 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The book considers the issues surrounding the political apology. These include the relationship between the personal and the political apology, reasons for the emergence of the political apology and the principal issues relating to the coherence of the political apology as a project. It also considers the dynamics of apologies between states and those within states and tries to explain the basis of support and opposition to different apologies.

Contents:

The apology : definitional issues

The emergence of the apology

The apology : the principal issues

The ideological location of the apology

Intra-state apologies : reflections on the politics of support and opposition

Inter-state apologies and international relations

Evaluating the apology : advantags and disadvantages.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Apr 2026).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 19, 2014).

ISBN:

9781847799418

1847799418

1-78170-765-0

OCLC:

960165466