"This is an intriguing and thought-provoking volume on the normative and empirical aspects of the phenomenon of political apologies that has become so widespread and captivating in recent years."--John Torpey, CUNY Graduate Center
"...important and thought-provoking book..."--The Law and Politics Book Review

Elazar Barkan is Professor of History and Cultural Studies at Claremont Graduate University. He is the author of The Guilt of Nations: Restitution and Negotiating Historical Injustices (2000), and Retreat of Scientific Racism (1992). Alexander Karn is a doctoral candidate in the Department of History at Claremont Graduate University.