Anti-Americanism [4 volumes] History, Causes, Themes

Subjects:

• Popular Culture » American Studies
• Political Science » International Relations
• History » American History (General)
• History » World History (General)

Reviews:

• Since 9/11, there has been a relative upsurge in published writing about anti-Americanism. The sources and causes, however, are more complicated than recent terrorist events can explain. These four volumes each consisting of about a dozen substantial scholarly political and cultural arguments and opposing viewpointspresent an objective and balanced exploration of anti-Americanism....The content is as appropriate for assigned class readings as it is for reference consultation. The set would make a valuable addition to any academic library that serves public policy, international relations, or history departments.
  —Library Journal September 1, 2007
• A comprehensive look at the phenomenon of anti-Americanism, this set offers contributions from more than 40 scholars in a variety of disciplines. Edited by O'Connor, a well-published political scientist, this work clearly shows that the current wave of anti-Americanism is not without precedent. O'Connor argues that anti-Americanism is often based on "prejudice and ideological overtones." Therefore, one of the work's goals is to distinguish between legitimate critiques of US policy and anti-Americanism, thereby creating a more sophisticated discourse. Authors look at anti-Americanism from a variety of perspectives and show that the phenomenon is multifaceted and complex. Overall, the work dispels what O'Connor calls the "fallacy" that anti-Americanism is a creation of the Bush administration....Readers looking for a comprehensive, scholarly overview of anti-Americanism, covering a variety of issues, will likely be satisfied with this set. It is well written and well footnoted. Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty.
  —Choice January 2008
• Understanding how the United States is viewed around the world is a complex topic that most Americans cannot grasp, but this work connects them with the perception....O'Connor and the contributors provide the realization: anti-American sentiment is both a response to the values and beliefs associated with the United States as well as a reaction to perceived American misdeeds or offenses.
  —American Reference Books Annual 2008
• This engaging collection is an invaluable resource for academics as well as the everyday American.
  —Kirkus Reviews September 2007
• The four volumes presented by O'Connor are intended to demonstrate the scope of the issues raised by the concept of anti-Americanism and to illustrate the nature and variety of the debates and perspectives brought to bear on the topic, especially in its historical dimensions. The volumes, each of which contains some 10 to 13 chapters, are thematically constructed.
  —Reference & Research Book News August 2007

Table of Contents:

• Volume 1
• :Introduction: Causes and Sources of Anti-Americanism
• 1. What is Anti-Americanism?
• 2. The Anti-American Mindset
• 3. Americanization and Anti-Americanism
• 4. The Death Penalty, Guns and Anti-Americanism
• 5. Religion and Anti-Americanism
• 6. The American Personality and Anti-Americanism
• 7. The Environment and Anti-Americanism
• 8. Democracy and Anti-Americanism
• 9. Bush, the Iraq War and Anti-Americanism
• 10.The Washington Consensus and Anti-Americanism
• 11. American Popular Culture and Anti-Americanism
• 12. Modernity, Resentment and Anti-Americanism
• Volume 2
• :Introduction: Historical Perspectives
• 1. A History of Anti-Americanism: from Buffon to Bush
• 2. Schizophrenic Nationalism and Anti-Americanism
• 3. Philosophic Anti-Americanism
• 4. Americanism as a Source of Anti-Americanism
• 5. American Exceptionalism and Anti-Americanism,
• 6. European anti-Semitism and Anti-Americanism
• 7. The Cold War and Anti-Americanism
• 8. The Cultural Cold War and Anti-Americanism
• 9. The Anti-Vietnam War Movement and Anti-Americanism
• 10. Race, Nationalism, and Anti-Americanism in America
• Volume 3
• :Introduction: Comparative Perspectives
• 1. Anti-Americanism and Anglophobia
• 2. Anti-Americanism and Anti-Globalization
• 3. Anti-Americanism in Australia
• 4. Anti-Americanism in Canada
• 5. Anti-Americanism in Latin America
• 6. Anti-Americanism in Russia
• 7. Anti-Americanism in France
• 8. Anti-Americanism in Germany
• 9. Anti-Americanism in the United Kingdom
• 10. Anti-Americanism in Greece
• 11. Anti-Americanism in China
• 12. Anti-Americanism in the Philippines
• 13. Anti-Americanism in the Middle East
• Volume 4
• :Introduction: Blame it on Bush?
• 1. George W. Bush and Anti-Americanism
• 2. Anti-Americanism in France and the Crisis over Iraq
• 3. Anti-Americanism, the West and the Transatlantic Rift
• 4. The Bush Doctrine and Anti-Americanism
• 5. Anti-Americanism at the United Nations
• 6. US Military Bases and Anti-Americanism
• 7. Global Poverty and Anti-Americanism
• 8. Human Rights and Anti-Americanism
• 9. Islamic Fundamentalism, Concerned Muslims and Anti-Americanism
• 10. Anti-American Heroes and the Rhetoric of Moral Outrage
• 11. The Consequences of Anti-Americanism: Does it Matter?
• 12. Responding to Anti-Americanism: The Politics of Public Diplomacy
• 13. American Power, Anti-Americanism and International Order