TY  - BOOK
N2  - "In Mea Culpa, Steven W. Bender examines how the United States' collective shame about its past has shaped the evolution of law and behavior. We regret slavery and segregationist Jim Crow laws: we craft our legislation in response to that regret. By examining policies and practices that affected the lives of groups that have been historically marginalized and oppressed, Bender is able to draw persuasive connections between shame and its eventual legal manifestations. Analyzing the United States' historical response to its own atrocities, Bender identifies and develops a definitive moral compass that guides us away from the policies and practices that lead to societal regret"--Dust jacket.
AB  - "In Mea Culpa, Steven W. Bender examines how the United States' collective shame about its past has shaped the evolution of law and behavior. We regret slavery and segregationist Jim Crow laws: we craft our legislation in response to that regret. By examining policies and practices that affected the lives of groups that have been historically marginalized and oppressed, Bender is able to draw persuasive connections between shame and its eventual legal manifestations. Analyzing the United States' historical response to its own atrocities, Bender identifies and develops a definitive moral compass that guides us away from the policies and practices that lead to societal regret"--Dust jacket.
T1  - Mea culpa :lessons on law and regret from U.S. history /
AU  - Bender, Steven,
CN  - KF4749
CN  - KF4749
ID  - 717777
KW  - Human rights
KW  - Regret
KW  - Minorities
KW  - Discrimination
KW  - Marginality, Social
SN  - 9781479899623
SN  - 1479899623
TI  - Mea culpa :lessons on law and regret from U.S. history /
ER  -