The guilt of nations : restitution and negotiating historical injustices
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
xii, 414 pages ; 25 cm
9780393048865, 9780393350357, 0393048861, 0393350355
42960392
Residues of World War II: Faustian predicament; German reparation to Jews
American memory; Japanese Americans remember the camps
Sex slaves; comfort women and Japanese guilt
Plunder as justice; Russian victims and glorious museums
Nazi gold and Swiss solidarity; a new mechanism for rewriting historical crimes?
Restitution in East Central Europe; deserving and undeserving victims
Colonialism and its aftermath: "First Nations" renaissance; indigenous groups and the pluralistic model
Native American restitution; land, human remains, and sacred objects
Hawaii; the other native Americans
Oceanic models for indigenous groups' Australian aborigines
Once were warriors; the limits of successful restitution
Restitution for slavery; opportunity or fantasy?
Toward a theory of restitution