Time for Reparations : A Global Perspective

Margareta Matache

ISBN 10: 081222504X / ISBN 13: 9780812225044

Editore: University Of Pennsylvania Press Sep 2021, 2021

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Neuware - In this sweeping international perspective on reparations, Time for Reparations makes the case that past state injustice-be it slavery or colonization, forced sterilization or widespread atrocities-has enduring consequences that generate ongoing harm, which needs to be addressed as a matter of justice and equity. Time for Reparations provides a wealth of detailed and diverse examples of state injustice, from enslavement of African Americans in the United States and Roma in Romania to colonial exploitation and brutality in Guatemala, Algeria, Indonesia, Jamaica, and Guadeloupe. From many vantage points, contributing authors discuss different reparative strategies and the impact they would have on the lives of survivor or descent communities. One of the strengths of this book is its interdisciplinary perspective-contributors are historians, anthropologists, human rights lawyers, sociologists, and political scientists. Many of the authors are both scholars and advocates, actively involved in one capacity or another in the struggles for reparations they describe. The book therefore has a broad and inclusive scope, aided by an accessible and cogent writing style. It appeals to scholars, students, advocates and others concerned about addressing some of the most profound and enduring injustices of our time.

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• Titolo: Time for Reparations : A Global Perspective
• Editore: University Of Pennsylvania Press Sep 2021
• Data di pubblicazione: 2021
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 081222504X
• ISBN 13: 9780812225044
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 228 L x 153 A x 27 P (millimetri) 228 millimetri di larghezza per 153 millimetri di altezza per 27 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 626 grammi

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Riassunto

In this sweeping international perspective on reparations, Time for Reparations makes the case that past state injustice—be it slavery or colonization, forced sterilization or widespread atrocities—has enduring consequences that generate ongoing harm, which needs to be addressed as a matter of justice and equity.

Time for Reparations provides a wealth of detailed and diverse examples of state injustice, from enslavement of African Americans in the United States and Roma in Romania to colonial exploitation and brutality in Guatemala, Algeria, Indonesia, Jamaica, and Guadeloupe. From many vantage points, contributing authors discuss different reparative strategies and the impact they would have on the lives of survivor or descent communities.

One of the strengths of this book is its interdisciplinary perspective—contributors are historians, anthropologists, human rights lawyers, sociologists, and political scientists. Many of the authors are both scholars and advocates, actively involved in one capacity or another in the struggles for reparations they describe. The book therefore has a broad and inclusive scope, aided by an accessible and cogent writing style. It appeals to scholars, students, advocates and others concerned about addressing some of the most profound and enduring injustices of our time.

Informazioni sull'autore

Jacqueline Bhabha is Professor of the Practice of Health and Human Rights at Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. Margareta Matache is Director of the Roma Program at the Harvard FXB Center for Health and Human Rights. Caroline Elkins is Professor of History and African and African American Studies at Harvard University.