Moral Dimensions of American Foreign Policy

Moral Dimensions of American Foreign Policy
ISBN-10
141282902X
ISBN-13
9781412829021
Category
Political Science
Pages
350
Language
English
Published
1984-01-01
Publisher
Transaction Publishers
Author
Kenneth Winfred Thompson

Description

Addressing recurrent themes and unresolved problems In foreign policy, this volume makes Important distinctions between realism and Idealism, prudential behavior and practical morality, and power and force. Contribu­tors elaborate on conflicting views of international cooperation and devel­opment, national interest and interdependence, and differing concepts of political morality. Initially published by Transaction in 1984, the volume addresses issues of enduring significance in a post-Cold War environment and comes at a significant time in world history, when policymakers are compelled to reconsider the basis of conflict and consensus In terms other than pro-Western or pro-Communist values. It has proven to be an essential resource for political scientists and theorists, policymakers, ethics scholars, and historians.

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