Britain's Slavery Debt by Michael Banner
The exploitation of 2.5 million west Africans, and their descendants born into slavery, in the sugar plantations of the Caribbean enriched generations of Britons and the British nation. Reparations Now! offers a concise, reasoned, practical case for why Britain should pay reparations for these historic wrongs to present Caribbean inhabitants.
Michael Banner has made a coherent and cogent case for British reparations to the CaribbeanHe sets out a practical and feasible plan for immediate, low level action on how to get it done; and for the broad, longer-term vision of national action. I believe that this treatise will become a classic. * Ikechukwu Achebe, Hunter College, The City University of New York *
One of Britain's most acute and independent ethical thinkers here sets out the case for reparations to those whose ancestors suffered from the Atlantic slave trade, and does so with exemplary clarity and force. Detailing the shameful history of the trade, and countering all the commonest arguments against reparations, Banner presents one of the most powerful cases yet for an urgent new look at an imperative most of us still - embarrassingly - do not want to attend to. * Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury *
Michael Banner's book takes us through the literary labyrinth of the erupting reparatory justice discourse. It is a roller coaster read, a turbulent ride in western reasoning about its greatest crime against humanity - the transatlantic chattel enslavement of millions of Africans over several centuries. He ends his endeavour with the declaration that the enslaved and not the enslavers should have received compensation. This is a major contribution to the reparations movement and will be celebrated also for its timeliness. * Hilary Beckles, Vice Chancellor, University of the West Indies *
Michael Banner urges Britons to ponder the case for British slavery reparations. Acknowledging that no recompense or "final reckoning", can ever be made for slavery, Banner contends that financial compensation must nevertheless be part of the solution to Britain's relationship with the Caribbean, [imploring] the government to begin with the 20-million-pound payment that slaveholders received for the loss of their human property as the starting point for a project of moral repair...With ethical clarity at its foundation, Britain's Slavery Debt wades into important debates on the legacies of slavery and racism. * Sabine Cadeau, McGill University *
One of Britain's most acute and independent ethical thinkers here sets out the case for reparations to those whose ancestors suffered from the Atlantic slave trade, and does so with exemplary clarity and force. Detailing the shameful history of the trade, and countering all the commonest arguments against reparations, Banner presents one of the most powerful cases yet for an urgent new look at an imperative most of us still - embarrassingly - do not want to attend to. * Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury *
Michael Banner's book takes us through the literary labyrinth of the erupting reparatory justice discourse. It is a roller coaster read, a turbulent ride in western reasoning about its greatest crime against humanity - the transatlantic chattel enslavement of millions of Africans over several centuries. He ends his endeavour with the declaration that the enslaved and not the enslavers should have received compensation. This is a major contribution to the reparations movement and will be celebrated also for its timeliness. * Hilary Beckles, Vice Chancellor, University of the West Indies *
Michael Banner urges Britons to ponder the case for British slavery reparations. Acknowledging that no recompense or "final reckoning", can ever be made for slavery, Banner contends that financial compensation must nevertheless be part of the solution to Britain's relationship with the Caribbean, [imploring] the government to begin with the 20-million-pound payment that slaveholders received for the loss of their human property as the starting point for a project of moral repair...With ethical clarity at its foundation, Britain's Slavery Debt wades into important debates on the legacies of slavery and racism. * Sabine Cadeau, McGill University *
Michael Banner is Dean and Fellow of Trinity College, University of Cambridge, having previously held chairs in the University of Edinburgh and at King's College, University of London. He has been a regular contributor to discussions of public policy in areas ranging from the environment to the use of animals in science, from ethical investment to the regulation of the use of human tissue, and has chaired or served as a member of numerous government committees over the past 25 years.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198889441 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198889445 |
| Title | Britain's Slavery Debt |
| Author | Michael Banner |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2024-04-25 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
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