{"product_id":"irreparable-evil-9780231213059","title":"Irreparable Evil","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrreparable Evil\u003c\/i\u003e explores the legacy of slavery and its moral and political implications, offering a nuanced intervention into debates over reparations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEngaging with moral philosophy, social theory, and postcolonial thinking, David Scott boldly argues that New World slavery was an 'absolute evil,' or irreparable harm, characterized by the destruction of African lifeworlds, for which a reparative response, both moral and material, is necessary. He does so through lucid prose and timely arguments that relate the Caribbean past to our contemporary present in persuasive and provocative ways. -- Gary Wilder, author of \u003ci\u003eConcrete Utopianism: The Politics of Temporality and Solidarity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrologue: On the Devastation of Lifeworlds and Forms of Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The Idea of a Moral and Reparatory History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. Incomparable Evil\u003cbr\u003e3. Incommensurable Evils\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. Slavery’s Evil Lifeworld\u003cbr\u003e5. Evil Enrichment\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: On Irreparability\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864265240919,"sku":"9780231213059","price":25.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231213059.jpg?v=1722271141","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/irreparable-evil-9780231213059","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}