Title Uncouth nation : why Europe dislikes America / Andrei S. Markovits.

Publication Info.	Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2007]
	©2007

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Description	1 online resource (xvii, 275 pages).
Series	The public square
	Public square (Princeton, N.J.)
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-263) and index.
Contents	Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- chapter 1. Anti-Americanism as a European lingua franca -- chapter 2. European anti-Americanism : a brief historical overview -- chapter 3. The perceived "Americanization" of all aspects of European lives : a discourse of irritation and condescension -- ch. 4. The massive waning of America's image in the eyes of Europe and the world -- ch. 5. "Twin brothers" : European anti-Semitism and anti-Americanism -- chapter 6. Anti-Americanism : a necessary and welcomed spark to jump-start a European identity? -- Notes -- Index.
Summary	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.
Note	Print version record.
Subject	Anti-Americanism -- Europe.
	Europe -- Relations -- United States.
	United States -- Relations -- Europe.
	Europe -- Civilization -- American influences.
	POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Globalization.
	POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- Diplomacy.
	Anti-Americanism. (OCoLC)fst00810284
	Civilization -- American influences. (OCoLC)fst00862901
	International relations. (OCoLC)fst00977053
	Europe. (OCoLC)fst01245064
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Other Form:	Print version: Markovits, Andrei S. Uncouth nation. Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2007 0691122873 9780691122878 (DLC) 2006009790 (OCoLC)65205037
ISBN	9781400827299 (electronic bk.)
	1400827299 (electronic bk.)

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