Noble cause corruption, the banality of evil, and the threat to American democracy, 1950-2008 [[electronic resource] /] / John DiJoseph
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DiJoseph John
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Noble cause corruption, the banality of evil, and the threat to American democracy, 1950-2008 [[electronic resource] /] / John DiJoseph
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Md., : University Press of America, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (202 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 321.80973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Democracy - United States |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Politics and government 1945-1989 |
| United States Politics and government 1989- | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Realism, Idealism and Noble Cause Corruption; Chapter 2: Historical Background of Noble Cause Corruption: The American Tradition vs. the European Tradition; Chapter 3: Analysis of American Cause Corruption; Chapter 4: Thinking Critically: The Corrupters' Mindset; Chapter 5: Ideology and the Banality of Evil and Noble Cause Corruption; Chapter 6: Noble Cause Corruption and ""Following Orders""; Chapter 7: American Noble Cause Corruption: The Insights of Reinhold Niebuhr and Friedrich Meinecke |
| Chapter 8: The Footprints of American Noble Cause CorruptersChapter 9: The Corrupters' Justification: John LeCarrė, Richard Sorge and Cognitive Dissonances; Chapter 10: Noble Cause Corrupters are an Internal Threat to American Democracy; Chapter 11: Controlling the Corrupters; Chapter 12: Curbing the Corrupters: Leadership and Final Word; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book explores the mindset of American government officials who decided that necessity required that American democracy should be defended by actions and policies contrary to traditional ideals of democracy. The works of Aristotle, current mental health professionals, Edmund Burke, Reinhold Niebuhr, Friedrich Meinecke, and George Kennan bolster this analysis. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Noble cause corruption, the banality of evil, and the threat to American democracy, 1950-2008 |
| ISBN: | 0-7618-5020-1 |
| 1-299-13577-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910813542603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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