After Evil: A Politics of Human Rights
(Part of the Columbia Studies in Political Thought / Political History Series)
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The way in which mainstream human rights discourse speaks of such evils as the Holocaust, slavery, or apartheid puts them solidly in the past. Its elaborate techniques of "transitional" justice encourage future generations to move forward by creating a false assumption of closure, enabling those who are guilty to elude responsibility. This approach to history, common to late-twentieth-century humanitarianism, doesn't presuppose that evil ends when...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0231150377
ISBN13:9780231150378
Release Date:November 2012
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Length:544 Pages
Weight:1.65 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 5.9" x 8.9"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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