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On the Uses and Abuses of Political Apologies
Mihai, Mihaela; Thaler, Mathias
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Paperback. Examining the complex nature of state apologies for past injustices, this probes the various functions they fulfil within contemporary democracies. Cutting-edge theoretical and empirical research and insightful philosophical analyses are supplemented by real-life case studies, providing a normative and balanced account of states saying 'sorry'. Series: Rhetoric, Politics and Society. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKV; JMS; JPA; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
Examining the complex nature of state apologies for past injustices, this probes the various functions they fulfil within contemporary democracies. Cutting-edge theoretical and empirical research and insightful philosophical analyses are supplemented by real-life case studies, providing a normative and balanced account of states saying 'sorry'.
Examining the complex nature of state apologies for past injustices, this probes the various functions they fulfil within contemporary democracies. Cutting-edge theoretical and empirical research and insightful philosophical analyses are supplemented by real-life case studies, providing a normative and balanced account of states saying 'sorry'.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
Series
Rhetoric, Politics and Society
Number of Pages
258
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349465828
SKU
V9781349465828
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About Mihai, Mihaela; Thaler, Mathias
Danielle Celermajer, University of Sydney, Australia Michael Cunningham, University of Wolverhampton, UK Stefan Engert, J. W. Goethe University Frankfurt/Main, Germany Juan Espindola, National University of Mexico Neil Funk-Unrau, Menno Simons College, Canada Cindy Holder, University of Victoria, Canada Michel-André Horelt, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany Alice MacLachlan, York University, Canada Melissa Nobles, Massachusetts Insitute of Technology, USA Nina Schneider, ... Read more
Reviews for On the Uses and Abuses of Political Apologies
'This outstanding collection delivers on its title, going straight to what is specifically political in political apologies and showing how political apologies can be better or worse. These concise and vibrant essays, threaded throughout with concrete and timely examples, break through commonplaces to new insight and theory. This book is essential for those concerned with the practice or the theory ... Read more