| America Against the World: How We Are Different and Why We Are Disliked Contributor(s): Kohut, Andrew (Author), Stokes, Bruce (Author) |
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ISBN: 0805083057 ISBN-13: 9780805083057 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin OUR PRICE: $20.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2007 Annotation: To understand why the world has turned against the United States, the Pew Research Center undertook an unprecedented survey of world opinion--more than 91,000 respondents in fifty nations. The sobering and surprising findings are unveiled here. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - History | United States - 21st Century - Political Science | Globalization |
| Dewey: 973.931 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.54" W x 8.57" (0.83 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
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| Publisher Description: Once you see the deep and diffuse roots of current anti-Americanism, you realize there won't be an easy fix.--The New York Times Book Review The rise of anti-Americanism is the most pressing challenge facing us. In America Against the World, Pew Research Center president Andrew Kohut and Bruce Stokes consider the surprising findings of Pew's unprecedented survey of world opinion to understand why the world has turned against America: where once we were considered the champion of democracy, we are now seen as a militant hyperpower. The answer: Americans' go-it-alone attitudes have pushed the world away. From our business endeavors abroad to the Bush administration's preemptive war policy, exceptional individualism--in particular, our belief in personal responsibility and our unclouded optimism--have encouraged the world to view the United States as a bully and a threat. Former secretary of state Madeleine K. Albright argues in her foreword that we cannot stop the spread of anti-Americanism without truly understanding who we are. America Against the World provides the insights to take that step. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kohut, Andrew: - Andrew Kohut (1942-2015) was the president of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, the leading nonpartisan polling organization in America, from 2004-2013. Kohut was a frequent commentator for PBS and NPR and a regular essayist for The New York Times. He lived in Washington, D.C.Stokes, Bruce: - Bruce Stokes is the international economics columnist for National Journal and a consultant to the Pew Global Attitudes Project. He lives in Washington, D.C. |
