Anti-Americanism and American Exceptionalism

Prejudice and Pride about the USA
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-415-47429-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 214 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 336 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in US Foreign Policy

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

O'Connor, Brendon

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface: Are we all Americans or anti-Americans now? Introduction: Exceptional terms for ordinary people Chapter 1: What is Anti-Americanism? The last respectable prejudice? Chapter 2: A history of anti-Americanism Chapter 3: Anti-Americanism vs. Criticism: Reporting on the 2003 Iraq War and the Korean War Chapter 4: Anti-Americanism or Anti-Bush? Chapter 5: What is American Exceptionalism? A key component of American nationalist ideology Chapter 6: Don’t know much about geography: American insularity, decline, and anti-Americanism Chapter 7: The Trump factor: The ugly American, popular culture, and populism

Über Autor(innen)

Brendon O’Connor is an Associate Professor at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. He has published books and articles on anti-Americanism, US foreign relations, and US welfare policy. His most recent book Ideologies of American Foreign Policy (Routledge, 2019) was co-authored with John Callaghan and Mark Phythian.