Anti Americanism - Hardcover

Revel, Jean Francois

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1893554856 ISBN 13: 9781893554856

Publisher: Encounter Books, 2003

Synopsis

Revel probes the origins of the notion that America is the source of all evil: imperialistic, greedy, ruthlessly competitive--a hyperpower whose riches are acquired at the expense of the Third World.

About this title

About the Author:

Author of several international best sellers over the last 30 years, Jean-Francois Revel is perhaps best known for "Without Marx or Jesus," "How Democracies Perish," and "The Totalitarian Temptation." He lives in Paris.

From Publishers Weekly:

In 1972, Revel shocked the world with his best-selling book, Without Marx or Jesus, in which he defended America against global denunciation. Thirty years later, Revel is back with the same purpose. His latest book, a bestseller in France, comes at a crucial time. It seeks to explain the root cause of the world's and particularly Europe's obsession with hating America. He does not pretend that America is perfect. But he argues that the daily denunciations exceed the bounds of reasonable criticism. Furthermore, Revel says, European critics are quick to point fingers when they should be looking in the mirror. Rather than mock America's 2000 presidential election, he notes, Europeans should have been examining their own abysmally run European Union. He attributes such inconsistencies to Europeans' desperate desire to "project our faults onto America so as to absolve ourselves." Revel further finds fault with the antiglobalization movement. Though the movement claims to oppose inequality and poverty in underdeveloped countries, its true anathema is liberal capitalism, whose chief representative is the United States. The barrage of attacks will make it impossible for the United States to confer with European officials or take any criticism seriously. It is in Europe's interest, Revel says, to put aside its envy and consider a more constructive relationship with the United States. As a French citizen, the author laments the sorry state of his home country; he believes that careful consideration of American principles will strengthen Europe. Revel writes with a style at once informative and incisive. He possesses a sarcastic wit that is undoubtedly as irritating to his critics as it is endearing to his supporters.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Encounter Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1893554856
• ISBN 13: 9781893554856
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176