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An ethic for enemies : forgiveness in politics /

Our century has witnessed violence on an unprecedented scale, in wars that have torn deep into the fabric of national and international life. And as we can see in the recent strife in Bosnia, genocide in Rwanda, and the ongoing struggle to control nuclear weaponry, ancient enmities continue tothreat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shriver, Donald W., Jr. (Donald Woods), 1927-2021
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1998, 1995.
Edición:Pbk. rpt. ed., 1998.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Revenge, the end of politics, and justice, the beginning
  • Forgiveness in politics in Christian tradition
  • Political ethics as moral memory
  • Vengeance and forbearance: Germans and Americans
  • Enmity and empathy: Japan and the United States
  • Justice and forgiveness: the long road to equal citizenship for African Americans
  • Whither forgiveness in American politics?