Ethics and statecraft : the moral dimension of international affairs

Author(s)

• Nolan, Cathal J.
• Rosenthal, Joel H.

Bibliographic Information

Ethics and statecraft : the moral dimension of international affairs

edited by Cathal J. Nolan ; foreword by Joel H. Rosenthal

（Contributions in political science, no. 362）

Greenwood Press, 1995

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780275953829

Description

This text offers "a set of portraits of key leaders struggling with great moral issues in critical political settings". The use of political biographies to illustrate the exercise of statecraft during periods of war, in peacemaking and in times of major change cuts to the heart of the role of ethics in the decision-making process and in international affairs. The book should be useful inter-disciplinary reading for courses in diplomatic history, ethics, international relations, political leadership and political philosophy.

Table of Contents

• Foreword - biography, ethics and statecraft, Joel H. Rosenthal
• the setting
• the situational ethics of statecraft, Robert H. Jackson
• war
• realism and idealism in historical perspective - Otto von Bismarck, Otto Pflanze
• bodyguard of lies - Franklin D. Roosevelt and defensible deceit in WWII, Cathal J. Nolan
• political leadership and "dirty hands" - Winston Churchill and the city bombing of Germany, Stephen A. Garrett
• peacemaking
• the higher realism of Woodrow Wilson, Arthur S. Link
• several types of ambiguity - Lloyd George at the Paris Peace Conference, Anthony Lentin
• the world outlook of Dag Hammarskjold, Dorothy V. Jones
• transformation
• Konrad Adenauer, war and the redemption of Germany, Carl Cavanagh Hodge
• morality and the American experience in the Cold War, John Lewis Gaddis
• Eduard Shevardnadze and the end of the Soviet system - necessity and choice, Paul Marantz.

Volume

ISBN 9780313296420

Description

This text offers "a set of portraits of key leaders struggling with great moral issues in critical political settings". The use of political biographies to illustrate the exercise of statecraft during periods of war, in peacemaking and in times of major change cuts to the heart of the role of ethics in the decision-making process and in international affairs. The book should be useful inter-disciplinary reading for courses in diplomatic history, ethics, international relations, political leadership and political philosophy.

Table of Contents

• Foreword - Biography, Ethics and Statecraft, Joel H. Rosenthal
• the Setting
• the Situational Ethics of Statecraft, Robert H. Jackson
• War
• Realism and Idealism in Historical Perspective - Otto von Bismarck, Otto Pflanze
• Bodyguard of Lies - Franklin D. Roosevelt and Defensible Deceit in WWII, Cathal J. Nolan
• Political Leadership and "Dirty Hands" - Winston Churchill and the City Bombing of Germany, Stephen A. Garrett
• Peacemaking
• the Higher Realism of Woodrow Wilson, Arthur S. Link
• Several Types of Ambiguity - Lloyd George at the Paris Peace Conference, Anthony Lentin
• the World Outlook of Dag Hammarskjold, Dorothy V. Jones
• Transformation
• Konrad Adenauer, War and the Redemption of Germany, Carl Cavanagh Hodge
• Morality and the American Experience in the Cold War, John Lewis Gaddis
• Eduard Shevardnadze and the End of the Soviet system - Necessity and Choice, Paul Marantz.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA26667700
• ISBN:
  • 0313296421
  • 0275953823
• LCCN: 95022978
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Westport, Conn.
• Pages/Volumes: xvii, 235 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • NDC9 : 311.15
  • LCC : JX1255
  • DC20 : 172/.4
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : International relations -- Moral and ethical aspects
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00176011