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Zusatztext "The point underlying this rich and sophisticated book is . . . that, like all other anti-isms, European anti- Americanism reflects a set of prejudices that have more to do with Europe's own problems than with America's. . . . The arguments of the book have been made and should be read and appreciated." ---Emiliano Alessandri, International Spectator Informationen zum Autor Andrei S. Markovits is Karl W. Deutsch Collegiate Professor of Comparative Politics and German Studies at the University of Michigan. He is the author of six books! including The German Predicament and! most recently! Offside: Soccer and American Exceptionalism (Princeton). Klappentext In "Uncouth Nation!" Andrei Markovits provides deep insights into anti-Americanism in Europe today and delves into many of the facets that make the American-European relationship so unique. This book should be read and discussed!"--Joschka Fischer! former Foreign Minister of Germany; and Professor! Woodrow Wilson School! Princeton University"Anti-Americanism is as old as the Republic--a historical constant! which is only remotely related to specific American behavior. So what is new? Andrei Markovits has delivered the best answer yet! ranging across an astounding wealth of material from politics and culture. "Uncouth Nation" is a rare academic treat. Rigorous and analytical! the book is also a pleasure to read as it penetrates a critical issue of our time."--Josef Joffe! Publisher and Editor of "Die Zeit!" and Fellow of the Hoover Institution! Stanford University"Andrei Markovits does three things in this excellent book: he provides an account of the historical and contemporary forms of European anti-Americanism (and of its close relative! anti-Semitism); he analyzes the roots and causes of this phenomenon; and! best of all! he gives us a running critique of the frequent silliness and malice of the anti-Americans and of their role in fashioning a certain kind! which is not the best possible kind! of pan-European politics."--Michael Walzer! Institute for Advanced Study"For many years now! Andrei Markovits has been North America's most insightful analyst of European political culture. In "Uncouth Nation" he has written a near-masterpiece. On page after page! Markovits convincingly demonstrates the all-consuming nature of European anti-Americanism. He shows that! in an erawhere European collective identity remains in tenuous flux! anti-Americanism has become a mainstay of ersatz ideological cohesion. In a classical instance of ressentiment! Europeans deride America not so much for what it does but because of what it is-an orientation that often say Zusammenfassung No survey can capture the breadth and depth of the anti-Americanism that has swept Europe in recent years. From ultraconservative Bavarian grandmothers to thirty-year-old socialist activists in Greece, from globalization opponents to corporate executives--Europeans are joining in an ever louder chorus of disdain for America. For the first time, anti-Americanism has become a European lingua franca. In this sweeping and provocative look at the history of European aversion to America, Andrei Markovits argues that understanding the ubiquity of anti-Americanism since September 11, 2001, requires an appreciation of such sentiments among European elites going back at least to July 4, 1776. While George W. Bush's policies have catapulted anti-Americanism into overdrive, particularly in Western Europe, Markovits argues that this loathing has long been driven not by what America does, but by what it is. Focusing on seven Western European countries big and small, he shows how antipathies toward things American embrace aspects of everyday life--such as sports, language, work, education, media, health, and law--that remain far from the purview of the Bush administration's policies. Aggravating Europeans' ...
