Five Uneasy Pieces: American Ethics in a Globalized World
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Americans pride themselves on being an ethical people. They go to church, quote the Bible, erect statues, and discuss morality with abandon. They also trust their government to do the right thing when it comes to delivering legal justice and conducting foreign policy. Trouble is, American foreign policy has yielded some pretty spectacular ethical lapses, and (as 9/11 starkly demonstrated) the world is beginning to notice. Here, Mark Gibney lays out some of the most egregious insults the U.S. has visited upon international law, economic justice, and human rights in recent times. He covers everything from multinational corporations, the first Persian Gulf war, and Guantanamo Bay, to American refugee policy, foreign aid, and global environmental degradation. Through all these examples, he exposes the discrepancy between the guise of ethical policy motivation and the reality of situational international ethics-or worse. He shows us how we practice 'easy ethics' in an uneasy world, and how it is beginning to catch up with us.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0742535894
ISBN13:9780742535893
Release Date:August 2004
Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Length:203 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.3" x 9.0"
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