The guilt of nations (Restitution and negotiating historical injustices)
- Tipus Altres
- Editorial NORTON
- Autor/s Barkan, Elazar
- ISBN13 9780393048865
- ISBN10 0393048861
- Pàgines 414
- Any Edició 2000
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Política InternacionalThe guilt of nations (Restitution and negotiating historical injustices)
Beyond its moral implications, restitution reflects a critical shift in political and economic bargaining over the past fifty years. At the center of this process is a reconfiguration of human rights and international and national politics. While preserving individual rights, restitution also provides a mechanism for victimized groups to receive growing recognition as groups. Elazar Barkan traces instances of historical crimes, such as the incarceration of Japanese Americans in the United States during World War II, the sexual abuse of "comfort women" by Japanese soldiers, and the recent controversy over the financial dealings between Swiss banks and Nazi Germany. He examines how the morally and politically charged acknowledgment of guilt can shake the power balance between two nations, or between a government and an internal minority. Barkan argues that, as countries including the United States, Australia, and New Zealand come to recognize past injustices toward indigenous peoples within their borders, both governments and minority groups are compelled to redress the history of colonialism and redefine national identity. While restitution is not a panacea, this ever-spreading political trend represents a new moral order in world politics.
- Tipus Altres
- Editorial NORTON
- Autor/s Barkan, Elazar
- ISBN13 9780393048865
- ISBN10 0393048861
- Pàgines 414
- Any Edició 2000