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Reparations to Africa - (Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights) by Rhoda E Howard-Hassmann (Paperback)

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  • What is the just measure of Western obligations to Africa?
  • About the Author: Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann is Canada Research Chair in International Human Rights at Wilfrid Laurier University and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
  • 272 Pages
  • Political Science, Human Rights
  • Series Name: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights

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About the Book



Given the long history of European and American mistreatment of Africa, what is the just measure of Western obligations to the peoples of this continent? The author analyzes the arguments for reparations from multiple disciplinary perspectives, and suggests alternative means to restorative justice.



Book Synopsis



What is the just measure of Western obligations to Africa? As Africans and their supporters mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in the United States and Great Britain, the question becomes increasingly salient. Calls for reparations for the evils of slavery, as well as for past colonial and current economic and political abuses, can be heard across Africa and the African diaspora.

Human rights scholar Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann examines these calls for redress in Reparations to Africa. Her study analyzes the reparations movement from the perspectives of law, philosophy, political science, and sociology. While acknowledging the brutal background of the slave trade and colonialism, and the mistreatment of the peoples of Africa, Howard-Hassmann finds that the complexity of this history, along with facts of the contemporary situation, weakens the case for financial compensation, although she does recommend acknowledgment of, and apologies for, some actions. The book not only provides a bold reckoning of the root causes, both internal and external, of African underdevelopment and unrest but also suggests alternative means for restorative justice and examines the role that institutions such as the International Criminal Court can play.

By including the voices of 74 African academics, diplomats, and activists interviewed by Howard-Hassmann and Anthony P. Lombardo, Reparations to Africa makes a valuable contribution to the reparations debate. In an emotionally and politically charged postcolonial environment, this book serves as a judicious guide to the search for economic justice for Africans today and into the future.



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"A welcome addition to the scholarly literature on the African slave trade."-- "Journal of Contemporary African Studies"



About the Author



Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann is Canada Research Chair in International Human Rights at Wilfrid Laurier University and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. She is coeditor of The Age of Apology: Facing Up to the Past and Economic Rights in Canada and the United States, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press. Anthony P. Lombardo is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, at the University of Toronto.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 5.9 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)
Weight: .92 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Series Title: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
Sub-Genre: Human Rights
Genre: Political Science
Number of Pages: 272
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Rhoda E Howard-Hassmann
Language: English
Street Date: February 9, 2011
TCIN: 93892417
UPC: 9780812221640
Item Number (DPCI): 247-16-0671
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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