The Politics of Official Apologies Melissa Nobles 2008 Political Science History Adult Learning & University representation

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Based on extended interviews with those at the heart of the action

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The Politics of Official Apologies Melissa Nobles 2008 Political Science History Adult Learning & University representationIntense interest in past injustice lies at the centre of contemporary world politics. Most scholarly and public attention has focused on truth commissions, trials, lustration, and other related decisions, following political transitions. This book examines the political uses of official apologies in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States. It explores why minority groups demand such apologies and why governments do or do not offer them.