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1 online resource (263 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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At the Interface/Probing the Boundaries ; v. 86
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At the interface/probing the boundaries.
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; When Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word: An Apologywith a Legal Disclaimer; Part I Regret and Sincerity; An Overview of Challenges Facing Collective Apologies; Apology and the Possibility of the Ethical Nation; A Time to Heal: Pope John Paul II's Penitential Gesture at Jerusalem's Western Wall; An Attempt to Heal Rifts in Medicine: Collective Apology and the American Medical Association's Attempts at Reconciliation with the African-American Community; Public Apologies in the Western Balkans: The Shadow of Ambiguity. |
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The Ritual of Apology and Restorative Justice: Exploring the Victim's PerspectivePart II Ritual and Discourse; The Discourse of Public Apologies: Modes of Realization, Interpretation and Mediation; Post-Transitional Apology: Expressing Contrition Whilst Addressing the Holocaust Transitional Justice's Failure; From Apology to Excuse: Abuse Cases within the Catholic Church as Public and Scientific Objects of Research; The Regretful Acknowledgement: A Dignified End to a Disgraceful Story?; An Overview of Challenges Facing Collective Apologies: Their Use in the Corporate World. |
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Apologies in Written Messages: What Are the Effects? |
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Since the 1990s we witness a rise in public apologies. Are we living in the 'Age of Apology'? Interesting research questions can be raised about the opportunity, the form, the meaning, the effectiveness and the ethical implications of public apologies. Are they not merely a clever and easy device to escape real and tangible responsibility for mistakes or wrong done? Are they not at risk to become well-rehearsed rituals that claim to express regret but, in fact, avoid doing so? In a joint interdisciplinary effort, the contributors to this book, combining findings from their specific fields of r. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Apologizing.
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Apologizing. |
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Electronic books.
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Orero, Pilar.
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Remael, Aline.
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Print version: Cuypers, Daniël. Public Apology between Ritual and Regret : Symbolic Excuses on False Pretenses or True Reconciliation out of Sincere Regret. Amsterdam : Editions Rodopi, ©2013 9789042036956 |
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9789401209533 (electronic book) |
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9401209537 (electronic book) |
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9781299879386 |
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1299879381 |
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9042036958 |
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9789042036956 |
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