On the Uses and Abuses of Political Apologies

On the Uses and Abuses of Political Apologies
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Total Pages : 449
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ISBN-10 : 9781137343727
ISBN-13 : 1137343729
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Download or read book On the Uses and Abuses of Political Apologies written by Mihaela Mihai and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-07-11 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining the complex nature of state apologies for past injustices, this probes the various functions they fulfil within contemporary democracies. Cutting-edge theoretical and empirical research and insightful philosophical analyses are supplemented by real-life case studies, providing a normative and balanced account of states saying 'sorry'.


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