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Five Uneasy Pieces: American Ethics in a Globalized World : American Ethics in a Globalized World
Five Uneasy Pieces American Ethics in a Globalized World American Ethics in a Globalized World Author:Mark Gibney 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 ethica... more »l 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. Visit our website for sample chapters!« less