Testing the National Covenant: Fears and Appetites in American Politics

by William F. May

Since the end of World War II, runaway fears of Soviet imperialism, global terrorism, and anarchy have tended to drive American foreign policy toward an imperial agenda. At the same time, uncurbed appetites have wasted the environment and driven the country's market economy into the ditch. How can we best sustain our identity as a people and resist the distortions of our current anxieties and appetites? Ethicist William F. May draws on America's religious...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158901765X
• ISBN13: 9781589017658
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher