On the uses and abuses of political apologies /
edited by Mihaela Mihai, Mathias Thaler.
- xii, 246 pages online resource.
- Rhetoric, Politics and Society Series .
- Rhetoric, Politics and Society Series .
Examining the complex nature of state apologies for past injustices, this probes the various functions they fulfil within contemporary democracies. Cutting-edge theoretical and empirical research and insightful philosophical analyses are supplemented by real-life case studies, providing a normative and balanced account of states saying'sorry'.