- Summary
- "As an increasingly polarized America fights over the legacy of racism, Susan Neiman, author of the contemporary philosophical classic Evil in Modern Thought, asks what we can learn from the Germans about confronting the evils of the past."--Provided by publisher.
In the wake of white nationalist attacks, the ongoing debate over reparations, and the controversy surrounding Confederate monuments and the contested memories they evoke, Neiman delivers an urgently needed perspective on how a country can come to terms with its historical wrongdoings. Through discussions with Germans she tells the story of the long and difficult path Germans faced in their effort to atone for the crimes of the Holocaust. In the United States, she interviews social justice activists to provide a compelling picture of the work contemporary Americans are doing to confront our violent history. -- adapted from jacket
- Variant Title
- Race and the memory of evil
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Neiman, Susan, author.
- Published
- New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019
©2019
- Locale
- Germany
United States
- Edition
- First edition
- Contents
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German lessons
On the use and abuse of historical comparison
Sins of the fathers
Cold War memory
Southern discomfort
Everybody knows about Mississippi
Lost causes
Faces of Emmett Till
Setting things straight
Monumental recognition
Rights and reparations
In place of conclusions.
- Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-398) and index.
German lessons -- On the use and abuse of historical comparison -- Sins of the fathers -- Cold War memory -- Southern discomfort -- Everybody knows about Mississippi -- Lost causes -- Faces of Emmett Till -- Setting things straight -- Monumental recognition -- Rights and reparations -- In place of conclusions.
