1st Edition

The Rise of Anti-Americanism

Edited By Brendon O'Connor, Martin Griffiths Copyright 2006
234 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

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? 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... Read more

List of Contributors  Acknowledgements  1. Making sense of anti-Americanism Brendon O’Connor and Martin Griffiths  Part 1. Understanding anti-Americanism  2. The anti-American Tradition: a history in four phases Brendon O’Connor  3. Are We All Americans Now? Explaining anti-Americanisms Robert Singh  4. Ambivalent anti-Americanism John Kane  5. Anti-Americanism in the Muslim World: a sceptic’s guide Iyanatul Islam  6. America, Israel and anti-Americanism in the Middle East John Chiddick  Part 2. Sources of anti-Americanism  7. American Power Martin Griffiths  8. Anti-Americanism and the Clash of Civilizations Richard Crockatt  9. American Grand Strategy: the quest for permanent primacy Andrew O’Neil  10. The Bush elite: aberration or harbinger? John Higley  11. Anti-Americanism and the Major Foundations Inderjeet Parmar  12. Religion in America Alan Wolfe  13. Anti-Americans Abroad Tony Judt  Index

Biography

Brendon O'Connor is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics and Public Policy, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia.

Martin Griffiths is an Associate Professor in International Relations, at Griffith University, Australia.