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

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.

List of contents

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.

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Alasia Nuti, Alasia (University of York) Nuti
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2022
• EAN: 9781108412667
• ISBN: 978-1-108-41266-7
• No. of pages: 239
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Ideologies, LAW / Criminal Law / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, LAW / Legal History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Women in Politics, LAW / Gender & the Law, Political science & theory, Legal History, Gender & the law, Gender studies, gender groups, Gender studies: women, Political science and theory, Gender studies: women and girls, Criminal justice law, Political ideologies and movements, Criminal law: offences against the person, Offences against the person, Law and society, gender issues