The Politics of Official Apologies

This book examines the political uses of official apologies in the United States, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. Nobles explores why minority groups demand such apologies and why governments do or do not offer them. She argues that apologies can help to alter the terms and meanings of national membership. Minorities demand apologies in order to focus attention on historical injustices, the rectification of which, they argue, should guide changes in present-day government policies. When employed by political actors, apologies play an important, if under appreciated, role in bringing certain views about history and moral obligation to bear in public life.

Author: Melissa Nobles
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 01/28/2008
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.99h x 6.27w x 0.53d
ISBN13: 9780521693851
ISBN10: 0521693853
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Comparative Politics
- Political Science | Political Process | General

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