Taking wrongs seriously : apologies and reconciliation /

Examines the potent role of apology as a social force. This book explores in a comparative and interdisciplinary framework the role and function as well as the limitations that apology has in promoting dialogue, tolerance, and co-operation between groups confronting one another over past injustices.

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Other Authors: Barkan, Elazar., Karn, Alexander.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2006.
Series:Cultural sitings.
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Summary:Examines the potent role of apology as a social force. This book explores in a comparative and interdisciplinary framework the role and function as well as the limitations that apology has in promoting dialogue, tolerance, and co-operation between groups confronting one another over past injustices.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 335 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1429416009
9781429416009
9780804752244
0804752249
9780804752251
0804752257
9780804767804
0804767807