{"product_id":"unchopping-a-tree-reconciliation-in-the-aftermath-of-political-violence-hardback-9781439900543","title":"Unchopping a Tree; Reconciliation in the Aftermath of Political Violence (Hardback) 9781439900543","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUnchopping a Tree\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eReconciliation in the Aftermath of Political Violence\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eErnesto Verdeja (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781439900543\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 October 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e21 x 14 x 2 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Discussions of social reconstruction after political violence commonly expose the psychological and moral obstacles to forgiveness of perpetrators by victims. Ernesto Verdeja's \u003c\/i\u003eUnchopping a Tree\u003ci\u003e, in contrast, offers a sustained and clarifying analysis of respect and thus moves beyond forgiveness as the key to personal and political reconstruction after mass atrocities. The integration of personal narratives into the conceptual analysis makes this an especially valuable treatment of the daunting and demanding challenges for societies recovering from violence.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003eMartha Minow\u003c\/b\u003e, Harvard University, author of \u003ci\u003eBetween Vengeance and Forgiveness: Facing History after Genocide and Mass Violence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I am greatly impressed by \u003c\/i\u003eUnchopping a Tree\u003ci\u003e. Ernesto Verdeja manages to synthesize an enormous amount of material into a clear and cogently argued framework to guide thinking about processes of reconciliation. He does an excellent job of presenting what he finds to be the strengths and weaknesses of the competing major approaches to this topic on the way to constructing and defending his alternative. His style is both pedagogic and clear-sighted. I think this will be an important work that makes a clear contribution to the literature.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003eRon Eyerman\u003c\/b\u003e, Yale University, author of \u003ci\u003eCultural Trauma: Slavery and the Formation of African American Identity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Verdeja has written an excellent book that should be recognized as an important contribution to current debates on reconciliation. It provides a much-needed comprehensive and multilayered normative perspective, and it will be of great value to our global concern with the question of how societies can deal with an atrocious past.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003eThomas Brudholm\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Copenhagen, author of \u003ci\u003eResentment’s Virtue: Jean AmÉry and the Refusal to Forgive\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA significant new examination of the possibilities of reconciliation after wars and genocide\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52584858157336,"sku":"9781439900543","price":48.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/unchopping-a-tree-reconciliation-in-the-aftermath-of-political-violence-hardback-9781439900543","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}