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American Bravado

Reese Renford

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Description:The protagonist in William Lederer and Eugene Burdick's 1958 book The Ugly American is Homer Atkins. Atkins comes to Vietnam to show the Vietnamese people the best way to conduct their lives-the American way. Atkins is loud, arrogant, condescending, culturally insensitive, and ignorant. In the years since this book was written, many Americans, from the highest rungs of leadership on down, have unwittingly embraced the characteristics of Homer Atkins. Today, people around the world despise Americans more than ever before. This intense dislike is not due just to American arrogance; it is also because of the lack of curiosity among Americans. The fact is, people in other countries know overwhelmingly more about Americans than Americans know about them. This needs to change. The notion that the world hates America because we are number one is a one-dimensional and shortsighted way of thinking; this logic is an example of the very American Bravado that inspires hate. This book has been written primarily for those in the U.S. with little knowledge of why America is hated around the world and for those around the world who want to learn about the impact American hegemony is having on their lives. A central point of this book is that America has displayed ugliness both at home and abroad. Renford Reese integrates survey data from interviews he conducted with young adults in sixteen countries. Survey questions gauged perspectives on the influence of American culture on the lives of young adults in these countries. More specifically, survey questions probed the influence of American music, film, fashion, sports, and politics on these populations. In addition, survey participants were askedopen-ended questions about their perceptions of Americans, African Americans, President Bush, and the war in Iraq. Their responses are fascinating. Although there is still an enthusiastic embrace of American popular culture there is widespread disdain for American hegemony. Anti-American sentiment has become so universal that the love-hate feelings nations once harbored toward the U.S. have increasingly become love-HATE feelings. This book suggests that it is extremely important for the next generation of U.S. leaders to have a comprehensive knowledge of world history, politics, and culture. Young Americans must be taught that the entire world does not exist within U.S. borders. Since the image of the ugly American has become uglier in recent years, it will take at least a generation of educated, astute, and compassionate Americans to reverse recent trends. There are many elements that point to the imminent demise of the American empire; there are foreign policy factors and domestic policy factors-each are intertwined. This book is a scathing critique of counterproductive U.S. policies at home and abroad. The author predicts that American Bravado will ultimately cause the United States to implode.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with American Bravado. To get started finding American Bravado, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The protagonist in William Lederer and Eugene Burdick's 1958 book The Ugly American is Homer Atkins. Atkins comes to Vietnam to show the Vietnamese people the best way to conduct their lives-the American way. Atkins is loud, arrogant, condescending, culturally insensitive, and ignorant. In the years since this book was written, many Americans, from the highest rungs of leadership on down, have unwittingly embraced the characteristics of Homer Atkins. Today, people around the world despise Americans more than ever before. This intense dislike is not due just to American arrogance; it is also because of the lack of curiosity among Americans. The fact is, people in other countries know overwhelmingly more about Americans than Americans know about them. This needs to change. The notion that the world hates America because we are number one is a one-dimensional and shortsighted way of thinking; this logic is an example of the very American Bravado that inspires hate. This book has been written primarily for those in the U.S. with little knowledge of why America is hated around the world and for those around the world who want to learn about the impact American hegemony is having on their lives. A central point of this book is that America has displayed ugliness both at home and abroad. Renford Reese integrates survey data from interviews he conducted with young adults in sixteen countries. Survey questions gauged perspectives on the influence of American culture on the lives of young adults in these countries. More specifically, survey questions probed the influence of American music, film, fashion, sports, and politics on these populations. In addition, survey participants were askedopen-ended questions about their perceptions of Americans, African Americans, President Bush, and the war in Iraq. Their responses are fascinating. Although there is still an enthusiastic embrace of American popular culture there is widespread disdain for American hegemony. Anti-American sentiment has become so universal that the love-hate feelings nations once harbored toward the U.S. have increasingly become love-HATE feelings. This book suggests that it is extremely important for the next generation of U.S. leaders to have a comprehensive knowledge of world history, politics, and culture. Young Americans must be taught that the entire world does not exist within U.S. borders. Since the image of the ugly American has become uglier in recent years, it will take at least a generation of educated, astute, and compassionate Americans to reverse recent trends. There are many elements that point to the imminent demise of the American empire; there are foreign policy factors and domestic policy factors-each are intertwined. This book is a scathing critique of counterproductive U.S. policies at home and abroad. The author predicts that American Bravado will ultimately cause the United States to implode.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with American Bravado. To get started finding American Bravado, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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