Mea culpa : lessons on law and regret from U.S. history / Steven W. Bender.
Bender, Steven, author.
2015
KF4749 .B39 2015 (Mapit)
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Title Mea culpa : lessons on law and regret from U.S. history / Steven W. Bender.
Author Bender, Steven, author.
ISBN 9781479899623 hardcover alkaline paper
1479899623 hardcover alkaline paper
Published New York ; London : New York University Press, [2015]
Language English
Description ix, 241 pages ; 24 cm
Call Number KF4749 .B39 2015
Dewey Decimal Classification 172/.10973
Summary "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.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-235) and index.
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