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Morality and American Foreign Policy: The Role of Ethics in International Affairs

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Morality and American Foreign Policy: The Role of Ethics in International Affairs
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Robert W. McElroy
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:208
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreEthics and moral philosophy
ISBN/Barcode 9780691608921
ClassificationsDewey:172.4
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 14 July 2014
Publication Country United States

Description

Most international relations specialists since World War II have assumed that morality plays only the most peripheral role in the making of substantive foreign policy decisions. To show that moral norms can, and do, significantly affect international affairs, Robert McElroy investigates four cases of American foreign policy-making: U.S. food aid to

Reviews

"Robert McElroy, in this excellent book ... proposes to show the role morality plays in United States foreign policy... [He] combines realist and internationalist theory by forming his own understanding of the value and role of morality in international relations."--Jan Goldman, The Friday Review of Defense Literature "These case studies are at once persuasive and provocative... [McElroy's] book ought to be of great interest to anyone concerned with the morality of foreign affairs."--William P. George, Christian Century