{"product_id":"does-the-u-s-need-a-truth-and-reconciliation-commission-a-philosophical-investigation-paperback","title":"Does the U.S. Need a Truth and Reconciliation Commission?: A Philosophical Investigation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOlúfẹ́mi Táíwò\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten from the perspective of a philosopher and African immigrant, this book makes a forceful moral argument for the need for a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in the United States to address the long history of injustice to African-Americans. It shows that a TRC--similar to those established in South Africa and Chile--would rescue the ideals embodied in the U.S. Constitution while expanding their promise. Rejecting more recent views of the country's founding as an embodiment of incorrigible racial oppression, Olúfẹmi Táíwò sees in the U.S. Constitution, and the original utopia that was at its foundation, the best available means for achieving liberty and justice. But he simultaneously shows how only a TRC can successfully open the path to moving the U.S. past its long legacy of anti-black racism in particular and racial oppression, generally, towards a more perfect union.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with an immigrant's love of his new homeland but a clear-eyed view of its major shortcomings, the book rejects the idea of American exceptionalism in prescribing a solution that has worked elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA clear view of the wide chasm between the ideals established at the U.S.'s founding and the subsequent society that developed.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCombines first-person experiences of the author with close readings of modern political philosophy, W.E.B. Du Bois, Martin Luther King, Jr., Derrick Bell, and others.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTraces the link between the denial of citizenship to Blacks, both historically and today, and anti-Black violence.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how an obsession with the law and legal reform will never adequately address the fundamental problem of anti-Black oppression.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows philosophically the necessity of establishing a consensual view of the truth, and how it must precede any effective reconciliation.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOlúfẹ́mi Táíwò\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of African Political Thought and current Chair at the Africana Studies and Research Center, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA. His research interests include Philosophy of Law, Social and Political Philosophy, Marxism, and African and Africana Philosophy. His writings have been translated into French, Italian, German, and Portuguese. He is the author of, among other publications, \u003ci\u003eAgainst Decolonisation: Taking African Agency Seriously\u003c\/i\u003e (2022).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 31, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461137186994,"sku":"9781032151762","price":94.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/V42OQX2xmd9781032151762.webp?v=1782857054","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/does-the-u-s-need-a-truth-and-reconciliation-commission-a-philosophical-investigation-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}