Rise Of Anti-Americanism

Is anti-Americanism one of the last respectable prejudices, or are accusations of anti-Americanism a way to silence reasonable criticism of the United States? This new volume brings together an international team of well-known scholars from the US, UK and Australia to examine the rise of anti-Americanism. Is the recent rise in anti-Americanism principally a reaction to President George W. Bush and his administration, or does it reflect a general turn against America and Americans? Have we moved from the American century to the anti-American century, with the United States as the 'whipping boy' for a growing range of anxieties? Can the United States recapture the international good will generally extended towards it in the days following 11 September 2001? These key questions are tackled by this new book, which offers the first comprehensive overview of anti-Americanism in the twenty-first century. Examining anti-Americanism and its principal sources, this study details how the Bush administration has provoked a recent upsurge in anti-Americanism with its stances on a range of issues from the Kyoto Protocol to the war in Iraq. This study also highlights how the spread of anti-Americanism reflects deeper cultural and political anxieties about Americanization and American global power that will persist beyond the Bush administration. Providing a detailed and comprehensive overview of anti-Americanism and its associated dilemmas, this book will be invaluable to students and scholars of American politics and International Relations.O'Connor, Brendon is the author of 'Rise Of Anti-Americanism ', published 2006 under ISBN 9780415369077 and ISBN 041536907X.