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Guilt about the past / Bernhard Schlink.

By: Publication details: Berkeley, CA : Anansi, 2010.Description: 140 pISBN:
  • 9780887849596
DDC classification:
  • 303.38731 22
Other classification:
  • Kfa.5
  • Koafh.54
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Book Biblioteket HKR Magasin Kfa Schlink Available 11156000173784
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The six essays that make up this compelling book view the long shadow of past guilt as a German experience as well as a global one. International bestselling author Bernhard Schlink explores the phenomenon of guilt and how it attaches to a whole society, not just to individual perpetrators. He considers how to use the lessons of history to motivate individual moral behaviour, how to reconcile a guilt-laden past, the role of law in this process, and how the theme of guilt influences his own fiction.

Based on the Weidenfeld Lectures Schlink delivered at Oxford University, Guilt about the Past is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand how events of the past can affect a nation's future, tapping into worldwide interest in the aftermath of war and how to forgive and reconcile the various legacies of the past.

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Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction (p. 1)
  • Collective Guilt? (p. 5)
  • The Presence of the Past (p. 23)
  • Mastering the Past through Law? (p. 43)
  • Forgiveness and Reconciliation (p. 67)
  • Prudence and Corruption (p. 89)
  • Stories about the Past (p. 117)
  • Acknowledgments (p. 141)
  • About the Author (p. 143)