Anti-Americanism

Irrational and Rational
1. Auflage 1995
ISBN: 978-1-56000-774-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc

Buch, Englisch, 515 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 953 g

In its domestic manifestations anti-Americanism may be equated with alienation, or an embittered radical social criticism. Abroad it may take the form of nationalism, anti-capitalism, and protest against modernity. This volume examines the phenomenon within American society and aboard, especially among intellectuals.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hollander, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface, PARTI INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS1. Introduction: The Persistence of the Radical Critiques, 2. The Churches: New Voices of Social Protest, 3. Higher Education: Reservoir of the Adversary Culture, 4. The Mass Media: Popularizer of Social Criticism, PART II RESULTS AT HOME5. The Pilgrimage to Nicaragua, 6. The Worldview of College Students, PART III CRITIQUES ABROAD7. The Third World, 8. Western Europe, 9. Mexican and Canadian Intellectuals, 10. Conclusions: Anti-Americanism, Decadence, and the Collapse of Communism, References, Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Paul Hollander is professor of sociology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and Fellow of the Russian Research Centre at Harvard University. He is also author of Soviet and American Society, Political Pilgrims, and a number of books on related subjects.