Britain''s Slavery Debt - Reparations Now!

The exploitation of 2.5 million west Africans, and their descendants born into slavery, in the sugar plantations of the Caribbean enriched generations of Britons and the British nation. Reparations Now! offers a concise, reasoned, practical case for why Britain should pay reparations for these historic wrongs to present Caribbean inhabitants.

List of contents

• Foreword


• 1: Introduction: A Proposal


• 2: Britain and the Caribbean: A Brief (and Painful) History


• 3: When History is Not History: The Demands of Moral Repair


• 4: Some (Mostly Not Very Good) Objections to Reparations


• 5: From Principle to Practice: Who Should Pay What to Whom?


• 6: 'It Ain't Gonna Happen'


• 7: Conclusion: All for the Sake of . . .

About the author

Michael Banner is Dean and Fellow of Trinity College, University of Cambridge, having previously held chairs in the University of Edinburgh and at King's College, University of London. He has been a regular contributor to discussions of public policy in areas ranging from the environment to the use of animals in science, from ethical investment to the regulation of the use of human tissue, and has chaired or served as a member of numerous government committees over the past 25 years.

Summary

The exploitation of 2.5 million west Africans, and their descendants born into slavery, in the sugar plantations of the Caribbean enriched generations of Britons and the British nation. Reparations Now! offers a concise, reasoned, practical case for why Britain should pay reparations for these historic wrongs to present Caribbean inhabitants.

Additional text

Distinguished by a combination of sound historic assessment and clear-eyed moral judgement, this short, well-written, and accessible book provides an unanswerable case for reparations.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Banner, Michael (Dean and Fellow Banner, Banner Michael
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.04.2024
• EAN: 9780198889441
• ISBN: 978-0-19-888944-1
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Society & culture: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, Ethics & moral philosophy, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Ethics and moral philosophy, Relating to Black British Caribbean people, Society and culture: general, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Black & Asian Studies, Slavery and abolition of slavery