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1	Should America Pay?: Slavery and the Raging Debate on Reparations more books like this by Raymond A Winbush, PH.D. add to wishlist This comprehensive collection presents powerful, cogent material on all aspects of the reparations issue, with essays by Congressman John Conyers, Christopher Hitchens and Molefi Asante and important documents such as the First Congressional Reparations Bill of 1867. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Landscape with Smokestacks: The Case of the Allegedly Plundered Degas more books like this by Howard J Trienens, Newton N Minow (Foreword by) add to wishlist Against a background of controversy over the possibility that works of art owned by American collectors may have originally been stolen by the Nazis from Jews later killed in the holocaust, the story of one work of art "Landscape with Smokestacks" by Degas captured the headlines. As told by the media, the story is straightforward. The landscape, ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $13.99! \| first editions
3	The Victim's Fortune: Inside the Epic Battle Over the Debts of the Holocaust more books like this by John Authers, Richard C Wolffe, Jr. add to wishlist This investigative report into the efforts by Holocaust survivors to obtain reparations from European banks examines the issues of justice, as well as the motives and tactics of lawyers and litigants, government officials, and major organizations. The authors evaluate the tough lessons learned. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	My Face Is Black Is True: Callie House and the Struggle for Ex-Slave Reparations more books like this by M Berry add to wishlist In this groundbreaking book, an acclaimed historian resurrects the remarkable story of ex-slave Callie House who, 70 years before the Civil Rights movement, headed a demand for ex-slave reparations. Here is the fascinating story of a forgotten civil rights crusader: a woman who emerges as a courageous pioneering activist and a forerunner of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Reparations: Pro & Con more books like this by Alfred L Brophy add to wishlist Today, the debate over reparations - whether African-Americans should be compensated for decades of racial subjugation - stands as the most racially divisive issue in American politics. In this short, definitive work, Alfred L. Brophy, an expert on racial violence, regards the debate over reparations from the 1700s to the present, examining the ... see all copies from $5.98! new only from $12.00! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Atonement and Forgiveness: A New Model for Black Reparations more books like this by Roy L Brooks add to wishlist Roy L. Brooks reframes one of the most important, controversial, and misunderstood issues of our time in this far-reaching reassessment of the growing debate on black reparation. Atonement and Forgiveness shifts the focus of the issue from the backward-looking question of compensation for victims to a more forward-looking opportunity for racial ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.67! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Redress for Historical Injustices in the United States: On Reparations for Slavery, Jim Crow, and Their Legacies more books like this by Michael T Martin (Editor), Marilyn Yaquinto (Editor) add to wishlist An exceptional resource, this comprehensive reader brings together primary and secondary documents related to the reparations movement in the United States. While the movement is united in its goal of 'repairing' the injustices to African Americans that have followed from the long history of slavery and Jim Crow, this anthology reveals the range ... see all copies from $18.90! new only from $24.60! \| SVS
8	Breaking the Silence: Redress and Japanese American Ethnicity more books like this by Yasuko I Takezawa add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.23! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Less Than Slaves: Jewish Forced Labor and the Quest for Compensation more books like this by Benjamin B Ferencz add to wishlist As a U.S. war crimes investigator during World War II, Benjamin B. Ferencz participated in the liberation of Nazi concentration camps. Returning to Germany after the war to help bring perpetrators of war crimes to justice, he remained to direct restitution programs for Nazi victims. In Less Than Slaves Ferencz describes the painstaking efforts ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $23.94! \| first editions \| SVS
10	A Revision of the Treaty more books like this by John Maynard Keynes add to wishlist OF INTEREST TO: readers of 20th-century history, students of economics I do not admit error in having based The Economic Consequences of the Peace on a literal interpretation of the Treaty of Versailles, or in having examined the results of actually carrying it out. I argued that much of it was impossible; but I do not agree with many critics, who ... see all copies from $28.49! new only from $28.49! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Handbook of Reparations more books like this by Pablo De Greiff (Editor) add to wishlist This handbook is provides a broad range of essential information about past experiences with massive reparations programs as well as normative guidance for future practice. It examines in detail reparations programs in different parts of the world; includes thematic papers on topics that frequently come about in the design and implementation of ... see all copies from $57.87! new only from $57.87! \| first editions
12 view cover	Achieving the Impossible Dream: How Japanese Americans Obtained Redress more books like this by Mitchell T Maki, S Megan Berthold, Harry H L Kitano add to wishlist "Nearly fifty years after being incarcerated by their own government, Japanese American concentration camp survivors succeeded in obtaining redress for the personal humiliation, family dislocation, and economic ruin caused by their ordeal. An inspiring story of wrongs made right as well as a practical guide to getting legislation through Congress, ... see all copies from $6.23! new only from $15.95! \| signed copies \| SVS
13	Walther Rathenau and the Weimar Republic: The Politics of Reparations more books like this by Professor David Felix add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Taking Responsibility for the Past more books like this by Janna Thompson add to wishlist Injustices of the past cast a shadow on the present. They are the root cause of much harm, the source of enmity, and increasingly in recent times, the focus of demands for reparation. In this groundbreaking philosophical investigation, Janna Thompson examines the problems raised by reparative demands and puts forward a theory of reparation for ... see all copies from $17.32! new only from $17.32! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Reparations to Africa more books like this by Rhoda E Howard-Hassmann, Anthony P Lombardo add to wishlist What is the just measure of Western obligations to Africa? As Africans and their supporters mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in the United States and Great Britain, the question becomes increasingly salient. Calls for reparations for the evils of slavery, as well as for past colonial and current economic and political ... see all copies from $16.20! new only from $38.46! \| SVS
16 view cover	Confronting the Perpetrators: A History of the Claims Conference more books like this by Marilyn Henry add to wishlist At the end of the twentieth century, the world seemed to rediscover Holocaust survivors. Ceremonies commemorating the 50th anniversary of World War II-era events offered occasions for reflection about the war, its heroes, and its victims. In the US, broad interest in the Holocaust was sparked by two cultural phenomena: the 1993 opening of the US ... see all copies from $22.95! new only from $22.95! \| first editions
17 view cover	Erasing Racism more books like this by Dr. Molefi Kete Asante add to wishlist In this profound study of America's persistent racial divide, Molefi Kete Asante, one of our leading scholars of African American history and culture, discusses the festering issue of systemic racism. As Asante makes clear, America continues to be a nation of two people with very different histories and perspectives - a white majority that mainly ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Waging War, Making Peace: Reparations and Human Rights more books like this by Barbara Rose Johnston (Editor), Susan Slyomovics (Editor) add to wishlist Humans are good at making war - and much less successful at making peace. Genocide, torture, slavery, and other crimes against humanity are gross violations of human rights that are frequently perpetrated and legitimized in the name of nationalism, militarism, and economic development. This book tackles the question of how to make peace by taking ... see all copies from $4.50! new only from $32.00!
19 view cover	Historical Justice in International Perspective: How Societies Are Trying to Right the Wrongs of the Past more books like this by Manfred Berg (Editor), Bernd Schafer (Editor), Bernd Schaefer (Editor) add to wishlist This book makes a valuable contribution to recent debates on redress for historical injustices by offering case studies from nine countries on five continents. The contributors examine the problems of material restitution, criminal justice, apologies, recognition, memory, and reconciliation in national contexts as well as from a comparative ... see all copies from $27.56! new only from $63.57!
20 view cover	Reparations for Indigenous Peoples: International and Comparative Perspectives more books like this by Federico Lenzerini (Editor) add to wishlist The volume brings together a group of renowned legal experts and activists from different parts of the world who, from international and comparative perspectives, consider the right of indigenous peoples to reparations for breaches of their individual and collective rights. The first part of the book is devoted to general aspects of this important ... see all copies from $51.62! new only from $52.48!
21 view cover	The End of French Predominance in Europe: The Financial Crisis of 1924 and the Adoption of the Dawes Plan more books like this by Stephen A Schuker add to wishlist see all copies from $19.69! new only from $47.52! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Making Whole What Has Been Smashed: On Reparations Politics more books like this by John Torpey add to wishlist This book explores the spread in recent years of political efforts to rectify injustices handed down from the past. Although it recognises that campaigns for reparations may lead to an improvement in the well being of victims of mistreatment by states and to reconciliation among former antagonists, it examines the extent to which the concern with ... see all copies from $25.00! new only from $28.95! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Post-War Restoration of Property Rights Under International Law 2 Volume Set: Volume more books like this by Hans Van Houtte, Hans Das, Bart Delmartino add to wishlist Several international mass claims programmes have recently been established to process individual claims arising from armed conflicts. These entities possess specific institutional and structural features allowing for an effective and efficient resolution of claims. Moreover, violation of international law protecting property during war gives rise ... see all copies from $186.98! new only from $199.00!
24 view cover	The Price of Racial Reconciliation more books like this by Ronald W Walters add to wishlist The issue of "Reparations in America" has elicited much interest, but in public debate has occurred at the level of historical accounting: who owes what for slavery. This work attempts to get past that discussion and broaden it to address the issue of racial restitution within the framework of larger interests of the state and society. For example ... see all copies from $12.95! new only from $26.45! \| SVS
25 view cover	Race and Reparations: A Black Perspective for the Twenty-First Century more books like this by Clarence J Munford add to wishlist Infused with the spirit of Pan-Africanism, this book exposes the global incompatibility between white world supremacy and Black liberation. It confronts all Africans--continentals and diasporans--with the twenty-first century's stark imperative: Power through reparations? Or the holocaust of continued white racism? see all copies from $6.50! new only from $8.58!

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