Reconsidering Reparations
Download or Read eBook Reconsidering Reparations PDF written by Olúfhemi O. Táíwò and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Olúfhemi O. Táíwò |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 281 |
| Release | : 2022 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780197508893 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0197508898 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Reconsidering Reparations by : Olúfhemi O. Táíwò
Book excerpt: "Christopher Columbus' voyage changed the world forever because the era of racial slavery and colonialism that it started built the world in the first place. The irreversible environmental damage of history's first planet-sized political and economic system is responsible for our present climate crisis. Reparations calls for us to make the world over again: this time, justly. The project of reparations and racial justice in the 21st century must take climate justice head on. The book develops arguments about the role of racial capitalism in global politics, addresses other views of reparations, and summarizes perspectives on environmental racism"--
