| Anti-Americanism Contributor(s): Revel, Jean-Francois (Author), Cammell, Diarmid (Translator), Lane, Christopher (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0786186976 ISBN-13: 9780786186976 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $29.66 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: June 2004 Annotation: Angered by these assaults on a nation he knows and admires, the distinguished French intellectual Jean-Frangois Revel has come to America's defense in Anti-Americanism, a biting and erudite book that -- paradoxically, given his country's especially vehement attack on the U.S. -- spent several weeks last year at the top of France's best-seller list. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - Social Science |
| Dewey: 303.482 |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 5.66" W x 4.96" (0.52 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: After the 9/11 attack on the United States, the brief moment of global sympathy for America soon began giving way to blame. In France and other quarters of Europe, and elsewhere in the world, it was said that the Americans had brought this violence upon themselves. The United States was a "cowboy" nation disinclined to abide by the will of the United Nations and other multilateral institutions and bent on pursuing its objectives at any cost. It was the "hyperpower" whose corporations manipulated world markets and whose riches were acquired at the price of Third World impoverishment. No wonder it had been attacked Angered by these assaults on a nation he knows and admires, the distinguished French intellectual Jean-Francois Revel has come to America's defense in Anti-Americanism, a biting and erudite book that--paradoxically, given his country's especially vehement attack of the US--spent several weeks last year at the top of France's bestseller list. |
Contributor Bio(s): Revel, Jean-Francois: - Jean-Francois Revel (1924-2006), was the author of several international bestsellers and was perhaps best known for Without Marx or Jesus, How Democracies Perish, and The Totalitarian Temptation. Lane, Christopher: -Christopher Lane is an award-winning actor, director, and narrator. He is a three-time winner of the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration and recipient of ten AudioFile Earphones Awards. |