Politics and the Past: On Repairing Historical InjusticesJohn Torpey Politics and the Past offers an original, multidisciplinary exploration of the growing public controversy over reparations for historical injustices. Demonstrating that 'reparations politics' has become one of the most important features of international politics in recent years, the authors analyze why this is the case and show that reparations politics can be expected to be a major aspect of international affairs in coming years. In addition to broad theoretical and philosophical reflection, the book includes discussions of the politics of reparations in specific countries and regions, including the United States, France, Latin America, Japan, Canada, and Rwanda. The volume presents a nuanced, historically grounded, and critical perspective on the many campaigns for reparations currently afoot in a variety of contexts around the world. All readers working or teaching in the fields of transitional justice, the politics of memory, and social movements will find this book a rich and provocative contribution to this complex debate. |
Contents
Politics and the Past | 1 |
Historical and Theoretical Considerations on the Spread of Reparations Politics | 35 |
The Politics of Regret Analytical Frames | 37 |
Coming to Terms with the Past | 63 |
Restitution and Amending Historical Injustices in International Morality | 91 |
Reflections on Reparations | 103 |
Reparations Politics Case Studies | 115 |
Calculating Slavery Reparations Theory Numbers and Implications | 117 |
Is Truth Enough? Reparations and Reconciliation in Latin America | 169 |
Moral Integrity and Reparations for Africa | 193 |
Wealth of Nations Aboriginal Treaty Making in the Era of Globalization | 217 |
Victims of Genocide Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes in Rwanda The Legal and Institutional Framework of Their Right to Reparation | 249 |
Judging the Past | 275 |
Justice History and Memory in France Reflections on the Papon Trial | 277 |
Overcoming the Past? Narrative and Negotiation Remembering and Reparation Issues at the Interface of History and the Law | 295 |
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War Compensation Claims against the Japanese Government and Japanese Corporations for War Crimes | 127 |
Negotiating New Relationships Canadian Museums First Nations and Cultural Property | 149 |
About the Contributors | 313 |
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