Enduring Injustice
"With characteristic sensitivity and nuance, Spinner-Halev explores the ways in which deep injustices can persist even within avowedly liberal regimes. This is an important book by a committed liberal with a deep appreciation for the limitations of liberal solutions." - Joseph H. Carens, Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto"No country's past is free from the stain of injustice. But which past injustices merit attention today, and what kind of response is appropriate? Jeff Spinner-Halev tackles these questions from a fresh perspective, arguing that liberal political theory is ill equipped to handle them, and constructing a distinctive framework for thinking them through in a more helpful way. This is an insightful and provocative book by one of the country's most consistently interesting political theorists." - Alan Patten, Professor of Politics, Princeton University"Enduring Injustice introduces a new and provocative framework for thinking about not only the nature of past injustices but also the way in which they can persist into the present and why we need to address them.  But even more impressively, Spinner-Halev ties this discussion to broader issues in liberal political theory and challenges us to think about the nature of injustice more generally. This is an important topic and terrific read." - Duncan Ivison, Professor of Political Philosophy and Dean for the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, The University of Sydney"Spinner-Havel's  Enduring Injustice  is a thoughtful, provocative contribution to a growing theoretical literature on how to respond to historical acts of injustice...[he]forces readers to rethink the ways in which these narratives have been addressed in liberal theory and practice, as well as in perspectives  that critique liberalism's shortcomings.  Enduring Injustice  is an important, timely contribution to thinking about past injustice and the ability to confront it and cope with its effects in contemporary societies" -R.W. Glover, University of Maine, CHOICE"Scholars and the public recognize that much human suffering in the world has deep historical roots. But we are poorly equipped to think about how and why this past relates to our present politics. Enduring Injustice provides us the needed theoretical road map...Enduring Injustice  is perceptive, provocative, and terrifically engaging. It skillfully brings history and historical injustices in from the margins by arguing persuasively why and how history matters to the central concerns of liberal theory and practice."- Melissa Nobles, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Perspectives on Politics