Uncouth Nation. Why Europe Dislikes America. - MARKOVITS, ANDREI S.
Why Europe Dislikes America (The Public Square)
KORTE INHOUD
No survey can capture the breadth and depth of the anti-Americanism that has swept Europe in recent years. From ultraconservative Bavarian grandmothers to thirty-year-old socialist activists in Greece, from globalization opponents to corporate executives--Europeans are joining in an ever louder chorus of disdain for America. For the first time, anti-Americanism has become a European lingua franca. In this sweeping and provocative look at the history of European aversion to America, Andrei Markovits argues that understanding the ubiquity of anti-Americanism since September 11, 2001, requires an appreciation of such sentiments among European elites going back at least to July 4, 1776. While George W. Bush's policies have catapulted anti-Americanism into overdrive, particularly in Western Europe, Markovits argues that this loathing has long been driven not by what America does, but by what it is. Focusing on seven Western European countries big and small, he shows how antipathies toward things American embrace a...
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2007Uitgever: Princeton University Press302 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0691122873ISBN-13: 9780691122878Helaas, laatste exemplaar van deze editie is recent verkocht!
