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The healing of nations : the promise and limits of political forgiveness /
How does one forgive an international political transgression as deep as genocide or apartheid? Forgiveness is often conceived of as an element of personal morality, and even at that it is difficult. This book argues that it is also an essential part of political ethics, especially when dealing with...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
[2005]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | How does one forgive an international political transgression as deep as genocide or apartheid? Forgiveness is often conceived of as an element of personal morality, and even at that it is difficult. This book argues that it is also an essential part of political ethics, especially when dealing with collective wrongdoing by political regimes. In the past, a retributive justice demanding prosecution and punishment of all past offenses has kept the international community away from moving on to the next step in regime change. Here, Mark Amstutz takes a restorative justice approach, calling for n. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (293 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-265) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781461644255 1461644259 1299797679 9781299797673 |