Overview

Many now claim that Western countries should pay reparations to former colonies for the lasting damage they caused, especially through slavery. Why is this claim being made now? How far does it make sense? And, more generally, how can historic wrongs be righted? Reparations removes the sloganeering from a newly fashionable cause, sets the issue in its proper historical context, and mounts an ethical counter-argument. The natural sequel to Nigel Biggar's bestselling and widely acclaimed Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning, it makes a powerful contribution to an increasingly prominent public debate.

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'A major contribution to the long-running debate on reparations for the British role in slavery and the slave trade; essential reading for all participants' - David Eltis, Professor Emeritus of History, Emory University 'In this compelling and timely book, Nigel Biggar argues that calls for reparations over colonialism or slavery are hollow, rooted in a shallow reading of history, bad faith, and - arguably - political opportunism. Reparations is a strong plea to see Britain's past more clearly and honestly' - Tirthankar Roy, Professor, Economic History, London School of Economics

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Nigel Biggar, CBE is Lord Biggar of Castle Douglas and Emeritus Regius Professor of Moral Theology at the University of Oxford. Described as 'one of the leading living Western ethicists' (John Gray, New Statesman), he was appointed Commander of the British Empire for services to higher education in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours list and named one of Prospect magazine's Top Thinkers of 2024. In January 2025 he entered the House of Lords as a Conservative peer. He is the author of the bestselling Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning.

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