Markovits Uncouth Nation

Why Europe Dislikes America
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-2729-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten

Reihe: The Public Square

Andrei S. Markovits is Karl W. Deutsch Collegiate Professor of Comparative Politics and German Studies at the University of Michigan. He is the author of six books, including The German Predicament and, most recently, Offside: Soccer and American Exceptionalism (Princeton).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Markovits, Andrei S.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Diplomatie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword vii

Preface xi

Introduction 1

Chapter 1: Anti-Americanism as a European Lingua Franca 11

Chapter 2: European Anti-Americanism: A Brief Historical Overview 38

Chapter 3: The Perceived "Americanization" of All Aspects of European Lives: A Discourse of Irritation and Condescension 81

Chapter 4: The Massive Waning of America's Image in the Eyes of Europe and the World 135

Chapter 5: "Twin Brothers": European Anti-Semitism and Anti-Americanism 150

Chapter 6: Anti-Americanism: A Necessary and Welcomed Spark to Jump-start a European Identity? 201

Notes 225

Index 265

Über Autor(innen)

Andrei S. Markovits is Karl W. Deutsch Collegiate Professor of Comparative Politics and German Studies at the University of Michigan. He is the author of six books, including The German Predicament and, most recently, Offside: Soccer and American Exceptionalism (Princeton).