Flagging Patriotism: Crises of Narcissism and Anti-Americanism

by Ella Shohat and Robert Stam

Book Overview

The question "Why do they hate us?" is one of the most oft-cited puzzles of contemporary American affairs, yet it's not clear to whom "they" or "us" refers, nor even what "hate" means. In this bold new work, Ella Shohat and Robert Stam take apart the "hate discourse" of right-wing politics, placing it in an international context. How, for example, do other nations love themselves, and how is that love connected to their attitudes toward America?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415979226
• ISBN13: 9780415979221
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"