| The Arrogance of American Power: What U.S. Leaders Are Doing Wrong and Why It's Our Duty to Dissent Contributor(s): Snow, Nancy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0742553744 ISBN-13: 9780742553743 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $44.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2006 Annotation: Nancy Snow's provocative book tackles the government's manipulation of the term anti-American and other propaganda techniques, connecting them to the attempts of U.S. administrations and media past and present to project a better U.S image rather than address the issues behind why the country's image is so poor. If America cares what others think, Snow argues, it needs to get over itself as the number-one country. The government needs to spend less time diverting public attention and more time enlisting citizens to help improve foreign relations. And the public needs to exercise its democratic right to dissent, rather than letting the government or the media halt foreign policy debates with labels, propaganda, and arrogant rhetoric. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - Social Science | Media Studies - Political Science | American Government - General |
| Dewey: 303.482 |
| LCCN: 2006016644 |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 5.74" W x 8.58" (0.77 lbs) 224 pages |
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| Publisher Description: We hear 'anti-American' on a daily basis, it seems. When does it indicate a serious threat to security? When is it merely a label that the Bush administration slaps on anyone who dares to disagree with its foreign policy? Nancy Snow tackles not only the government's manipulation of the term, but also the broader use of U.S. propaganda for public relations. She further connects these to the tendency of U.S. administrations and media_past and present_to focus on projecting a better U.S. image rather than addressing the issues behind why the country's image is so poor, both at home and abroad. Snow is an American propaganda expert and a former U.S. Information Agency and State Department official. If America truly cares what others think, she argues, it needs to get over itself as the 'number-one country.' The government needs to spend less time diverting public attention and more time enlisting the public to help improve foreign relations. It needs to involve all citizens, not just government-approved lackeys, 'journalists' paid to talk nice, or the predictable influentials and elites typically involved in foreign affairs. And the public needs to exercise its right to dissent_a critical power at the heart of democracy_rather than letting the government or the media halt foreign policy debates with labels, propaganda, and arrogant rhetoric. |