The guilt of nations
Subtitle: restitution and negotiating historical injustices
By: Elazar Barkan
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Norton
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 414
ISBN-13: 9780393048865
Subjects: Etat; History; Ethik; Onrecht; Staatsaansprakelijkheid; Responsabilité; Minorités; Aspect moral; Compensatie; Relations internationales; Geschichte; Droits; Political ethics; Restitutie; Internationale politiek; Human rights; Morale politique; Moral and ethical aspects; International relations; Philosophy; Justice restaurative; Reparations for historical injustices; Wiedergutmachung; Droits de l'homme; Völkerrecht; Restorative justice; Minorities; Postcolonialism
Description: How do nations and aggrieved parties, in the wake of heinous crimes and horrible injustices, make amends in a positive way to acknowledge wrongdoings and redefine future interactions? How does the growing practice of making restitution restore a sense of morality and enhance prospects for world peace? Where has restitution worked and where has it not? The Guilt of Nations explores this increasingly important dynamic in world politics today.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-388) and index.
Table of contents: title: Residues of World War II: Faustian predicament; German reparation to Jews; title: American memory; Japanese Americans remember the camps; title: Sex slaves; comfort women and Japanese guilt; title: Plunder as justice; Russian victims and glorious museums; title: Nazi gold and Swiss solidarity; a new mechanism for rewriting historical crimes?; title: Restitution in East Central Europe; deserving and undeserving victims; title: Colonialism and its aftermath: "First Nations" renaissance; indigenous groups and the pluralistic model; title: Native American restitution; land, human remains, and sacred objects; title: Hawaii; the other native Americans; title: Oceanic models for indigenous groups' Australian aborigines; title: Once were warriors; the limits of successful restitution; title: Restitution for slavery; opportunity or fantasy?; title: Toward a theory of restitution.