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Gives a composite view of American society as seen through the eyes of foreigners, from the rich, famous and powerful to the poor and obscure
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In this easy-to-read and earnestly middlebrow book, free-lance writer Simmons has collected reflections of numerous non-Americans concerning life in the good ol' U.S.A. To judge from some foreign observers, America is Utopia--but the blunt comments of Mexican campesinos , cynical Soviet journalists, and snooty Brits help bring things down to earth. Some of the anecdotes are amusing, particularly the reaction of Easter Islanders upon watching a video tape of a vigorous Leonard Bernstein conducting Brahms: "'Ho, ho, ho,' they roared. 'We have never seen so many people play just so one man can dance!"' For a more intellectually provocative discussion of the same topic, try Jean Baudrillard's America ( LJ 1/89).
- Kent Worcester, Columbia
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- PublisherHarmony
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0517576287
- ISBN 13 9780517576281
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages240
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