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Book SynopsisHow does one forgive an international political transgression as deep as genocide or apartheid? Forgiveness is often conceived of as an element of personal morality, and even at that it is difficult. This book argues that it is also an essential part of p
Trade ReviewA careful discussion of philosophical and theological writings on forgiveness, guilt, justice, and reconciliation… * Political Studies Review *
The author has mastered an impressive array of material and readers will delight in the extensive documentation and valuable endnotes. In a world maddened by fear and vengeance, Amstutz presents an important advocacy for sanity: restorative justice. * Journal of Church and State *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Confronting Human Rights Abuses: Approaches to Transitional Justice Chapter 3 The Nature and Purpose of Forgiveness Chapter 4 The Possibility and Promise of Political Forgiveness Chapter 5 Justice, Reconciliation, and Political Forgiveness Chapter 6 Retributive Justice and the Limits of Forgiveness in Argentina Chapter 7 The Quest for Reconciliation Through Truth Telling in Chile Chapter 8 Intractable Politics Without Truth or Forgiveness: The Case of Northern Ireland Chapter 9 The Promise of Reconciliation Through Truth and Some Forgiveness in South Africa Chapter 10 Conclusion: Toward a Theory of Political Forgiveness
