On the Judgment of History / / Joan Wallach Scott.
In the face of conflict and despair, we often console ourselves by saying that history will be the judge. Today’s oppressors may escape being held responsible for their crimes, but the future will condemn them. Those who stand up for progressive values are on the right side of history. As ideas once...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2020] ©2019 |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Ruth Benedict Book Series
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface: History, Race, Nation
- 1. The Nation- State as the Telos of History: Nuremberg, 1946
- 2. The Limits of Forgiveness: South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, 1996
- 3. Calling History to Account: The Movement for Reparations for Slavery in the United States
- Epilogue: Revisioning History
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index