Anti-Americanism and American Exceptionalism: Prejudice and Pride about the USA

by Brendon O'Connor

Book Overview

This book argues against the tendency to see America as the worst or best nation and instead presents a case for seeing anti-Americanism as a counterproductive prejudice. There are many reasons to criticise American policies, politics and even society, but a crucial distinction must be drawn between criticism and prejudice.

Charting the development and adaptation of this anti-American tradition, O'Connor maintains that it is important...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415474299
• ISBN13: 9780415474290
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"