Introduction: When Right Is Wrong; Part I Empire and the Morality of Winning; Chapter 1 How to Be Chosen; Chapter 2 America’s Moral Big Stick; Chapter 3 The Mass Psychology of Empire; Part II Born-Again Nations; Chapter 4 Hitler’s Born-Again Story; Chapter 5 Moral Calamity in Dixie; Chapter 6 God Bless America; Part III Political Correctness as an American Tragedy; Chapter 7 The Invisible Political Correctness; Chapter 8 Left Political Correctness; Part IV Morality Wars in the Obama Era; Chapter 9 When Losers Are Winners; Chapter 10 My Brother’s Keeper, My sister’s Keeper;
Charles Derber, a noted social critic, is Professor of Sociology at Boston College. He is the author of ten internationally acclaimed books, including Corporation Nation, Hidden Power, and the Wilding of America. His books have been translated into multiple languages, and he speaks on and writes for the mass media. He is a longtime social activist working for democracy and social justice.Yale R. Magrass is a Chancellor Professor of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, where he teaches social theory, political sociology, and the social impact of science and technology. He is the author of three other books and more than thirty articles, including encyclopedia entries, served on the board of six journals, has been a recipient of several grants, and participated in numerous international forums.
“This incisive critical analysis of Western imperial history, and
the ‘immoral morality’ contrived to justify its exploits, captures
essential features of the great hegemonic powers from Rome to
modern America, with many surprising revelations and insights,
conveying lessons that we overlook at our peril. Once I began
reading, I found this book hard to put down.”
—Noam Chomsky
“This is an up-to-the-present history of the kind of intentions
that pave the road to hell: the road we are on. Leaders have long
mobilized support for war and empire by rhetorical appeals to
morality, idealism and God. This book traces the lineage of such
moralism—from Rome to the British Empire to America's own
history—and offers a clear-eyed, disturbing view of how American
leaders today use such "immoral morality" to pursue policies with
devastating effects for the U.S and the world.”
—Daniel Ellsberg, author of Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the
Pentagon Papers
“A trenchant and timely book on how power is wielded and moralized
in America.”
—G. William Domhoff, author of Who Rules America?
“In clear and passionate prose, Derber and Magrass argues that
immoral morality—the way leaders use moral values and their faith
in God to justify empire, war, and exploitation—has reached a new
peak in the United States. Whether Democrats or Republicans control
the White House, Derber and Magrass's book offers an indispensable
guide to unpicking the pious claims that mask policies of profit
for the few and global domination over the many.”
—Jonathan Steele, The Guardian and author of Defeat: Why America
and Britain lost Iraq
“Charles Derber is one of our most astute and eloquent social
critics. … His political analysis is persuasive and is enlivened by
graceful prose.”
—Howard Zinn
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