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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.
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.
Biography
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.
