Anti-americanism

by Ross, Andrew

• ISBN13: 9780814775677
• ISBN10: 0814775675
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-09-27
• Publisher: New York University Press

Summary

...splendid cover of which features a ravenous man-eating shark...some contributions-especially those by Mary Louise Pratt, Greg Grandin, Timothy Mitchell, Kristin Ross, and Rebecca Karl-are outstanding. Michtell, whose essay American Power and Anti-Americanism in the Middle East" is truly superb."-BookForum"This timely and thoroughly absorbing book is the best, most comprehensive and most critical survey of anti-Americanism available. A thoughtful antidote to the blah blah blah of CNN and network news, Anti-Americanism provides a subtle unpeeling of US global domination and multiple political and cultural responses to it. If you want to understand what the news is calling anti-Americanism, this is the book to read."-Neil Smith, author ofAmerican Empire: Roosevelt's Geographer and The Prelude to GlobalizationEver since George Washington warned against "foreign entanglements" in his 1796 farewell speech, the United States has wrestled with how to act toward other countries. Consequently, the history of anti-Americanism is as long and varied as the history of the United States.In this multidisciplinary collection, seventeen leading thinkers provide substance and depth to the recent outburst of fast talk on the topic of anti-Americanism by analyzing its history and currency in five key global regions: the Middle East, Latin America, Europe, East Asia, and the United States. The commentary draws from social science as well as the humanities for an in-depth study of anti-American opinion and sentiment in different cultures.The questions raised by these essays force us to explore the new ways America must interact with the world after 9/11 and the war against Iraq.Contributors: Greg Grandin, Mary Louise Pratt, Ana Maria Dopico, George Yudice, Timothy Mitchell, Ella Shohat, Mary Nolan, Patrick Deer, Vangelis Calotychos, Harry Harootunian, Hyun Ok Park, Rebecca E. Karl, Moss Roberts, Linda Gordon, and John Kuo Wei Tchen.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(16)
Andrew Ross and Kristin Ross
I Latin America
1 The Narcissism of Violent Differences	17	(15)
Greg Grandin
2 Back Yard with Views	32	(15)
Mary Louise Pratt
3 The 3:10 to Yuma	47	(22)
Ana Maria Dopico
4 U.S. Prepotencia: Latin Americans Respond	69	(18)
George Yúdice
II The Middle East
5 American Power and Anti-Americanism in the Middle East	87	(19)
Timothy Mitchell
6 A Conversation with Rashid Khalidi	106	(19)
Ella Shohat
III Europe
7 Anti-Americanization in Germany	125	(19)
Mary Nolan
8 The French Declaration of Independence	144	(14)
Kristin Ross
9 The Dogs of War: Myths of British Anti-Americanism	158	(21)
Patrick Deer
10 The Beekeeper, the Icon Painter, Family, and Friends: "November 17" and the End of Greek History	179	(18)
Vangelis Calotychos
IV East Asia
11 An "Etiquette of Anti-Americanism": Being Japanese in the American Imperium	197	(24)
Harry Harootunian
12 Desires for North Korea	221	(14)
Hyun Ok Park
13 China's Repressed Returns	235	(16)
Rebecca E. Karl
14 "We Threaten the World": U.S. Foreign Policy through an Asian Lens	251	(22)
Moss Roberts
V The United States
15 Hating Amerika: Anti-Americanism and the American Left	273	(8)
Linda Gordon
16 The Domestic Front	281	(20)
Andrew Ross
17 Vigilante Americanism	301	(14)
John Kuo Wei Tchen
Bibliographical Notes	315	(6)
About the Contributors	321	(4)
Index	325