Discourses of forgiveness and reconciliation have emerged as powerful scripts for interracial negotiations in states struggling with the legacies of colonialism. While such discourses can obscure or even perpetuate existing power relations, they can also encourage remembrance, reformulate notions of justice, and ultimately bring about social transformation.
Discourses of forgiveness and reconciliation have emerged as powerful scripts for interracial negotiations in states struggling with the legacies of colonialism. While such discourses can obscure or even perpetuate existing power relations, they can also encourage remembrance, reformulate notions of justice, and ultimately bring about social transformation.
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Imagining Justice: The Politics of Postcolonial Forgiveness and Reconciliation
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ISBN-13: | 9780773534582 |
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Publisher: | McGill-Queens University Press |
Publication date: | 03/01/2009 |
Edition description: | First Edition |
Pages: | 248 |
Product dimensions: | 6.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d) |