What is anti-Americanism? : The last respectable prejudice? -- A history of anti-Americanism -- Anti-Americanism vs. criticism : Reporting on the 2003 Iraq War and the Korean War -- Anti-Americanism or anti-Bush? -- What is American exceptionalism? : A key component of American nationalist ideology -- Don't know much about geography : American insularity, decline, and anti-Americanism -- The Trump factor : the ugly American, popular culture, and populism.
Summary:
This book argues against the tendency to see America as the worst or best nation and instead presents a case for seeing anti-Americanism as a counterproductive prejudice. There are many reasons to criticise American policies, politics and even society, but a crucial distinction must be drawn between criticism and prejudice. Charting the development and adaptation of this anti-American tradition, O'Connor maintains that it is important to contextualise it within the particularities of the American experience and the global reach of the United States' influence and power. He argues for a move away from stereotypes and caricatures towards more specific and profitable discussions about American actions and policies. Offering precise and useful ways of understanding anti-Americanism and American exceptionalism that place the terms in their relevant political contexts, this volume is a useful and engaging resource for those researching or studying American politics and ideology, foreign policy, American culture and international relations.
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