In the Name of History
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In this book Joan Wallach Scott discusses the role history has played as an arbiter of right and wrong and of those who claim to act in its name--"in the name of history." Scott investigates three different instances in which repudiation of the past was conceived as a way to a better future: the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg in 1946, the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 1996, and the ongoing movement for reparations...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:9633863481
ISBN13:9789633863480
Release Date:December 2019
Publisher:Central European University Press
Length:140 Pages
Weight:0.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.1" x 7.8"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Related Subjects
History Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social SciencesCustomer Reviews
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