Injustice and the Reproduction of History - Structural Inequalities, Gender and Redress

Informationen zum Autor Alasia Nuti is Lecturer in Political Theory at the University of York. Her work is situated at the intersection of analytical political theory, critical theory, gender studies and critical race theory. Her work has appeared in the Journal of Political Philosophy, Ethics & International Affairs, Feminist Theory, Political Theory and Ethics & Global Politics. Nuti was also awarded the prestigious Elizabeth Wiskemann Prize for the study of inequality and social justice from the Political Studies Association. Klappentext Develops a new account of historical injustice and redress, demonstrating why a consideration of history is crucial for gender equality. Zusammenfassung Should we care about the injustices of the past? Does history matter when we think about current gender inequalities? Advancing the argument that we cannot 'let bygones be bygones'! this book will appeal to anyone interested in the persistence of gender inequalities within our contemporary societies. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. De-temporalising (historical) injustice; 3. The structural reproduction of unjust history; 4. History, injustice and groups; 5. Defining women as a group; 6. Women and the reproduction of unjust history in egalitarian contexts; 7. The policy of the unjust past; 8. The politics of the unjust past; 9. Conclusion: responsibility and the process of redress; References; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Alasia Nuti, Alasia (University of York) Nuti
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781108419949
• ISBN: 978-1-108-41994-9
• No. of pages: 238
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; Political Ideologies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Political science & theory, Legal History, Gender & the law, Gender studies: women, Political science and theory, Gender studies: women and girls, Criminal justice law, Political ideologies and movements, Offences against the person, Law and society, gender issues