Anti-Americanisms in World Politics

Published by Cornell University Press 2011

Anti-Americanisms in World Politics

Edited by: Peter J. Katzenstein and Robert O. Keohane

In the series Cornell Studies in Political Economy

https://doi.org/10.7591/9780801461651

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About this book

A distinguished group of experts, including historians, polling data analysts, political scientists, anthropologists, and sociologists, to explore global anti-Americanism in depth, using both qualitative and quantitative methods.

Author / Editor information

Peter J. Katzenstein is Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. Professor of International Studies at Cornell University. His books include A World of Regions, Beyond Japan, Cultural Norms and National Security, and Small States in World Markets, all from Cornell. Robert O. Keohane is Professor of International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University. His books include After Hegemony: Cooperation and Discord in the World Political Economy, Power and Governance in a Partially Globalized World, and, with Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Power and Interdependence.

Reviews

Ido Oren, University of Florida:

Whereas most other books on the topic either focus on anti-Americanism in one country or analyze it as a single worldwide phenomenon, this book makes a significant contribution by explicitly comparing the intensity of anti-American views across countries and regions and by emphasizing the variety of attitudes toward America even within one society.

Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Distinguished Service Professor, Harvard University, author of Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics:

This meticulously edited and researched volume gives clear evidence that the label 'anti-Americanism' covers a wide range of behaviors. Anyone who wishes to understand and help overcome the decline in America's soft power would be wise to start by reading this important book.

Neil Gross:

Is anti-American sentiment as rampant as it seems' In their new edited volume, Anti-Americanisms in World Politics, international relations scholars Peter Katzenstein and Robert Keohane bring together a distinguished group of social scientists to consider how much anti-Americanism there is, and whether, in fact, anti-Americanism is any one thing at all. The plural 'anti-Americanisms' in the book's title reveals its core insight: Anti-Americanism is not a single, unitary phenomenon.... Too often commentators who have written on anti-Americanism make do with anecdotal evidence: The burning of an American flag, or a chilly electoral climate for politicians who are seen as kowtowing to United States interests, are taken as signs that anti-Americanism is on the rise. By contrast, most contributors to the Katzenstein and Keohane volume rely on quantitative evidence from large-scale social surveys. Two especially noteworthy findings emerge. First, fewer people around the globe hate the United States than might be imagined.... Second, in most countries, anti-Americanism involves more distrust than outright bias. The distinction is crucial. Where there is distrust, people may be skeptical of US motives and claims, but are open to considering the American point of view.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Peter J. Katzenstein and Robert O. Keohane Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Introduction: The Politics of Anti-Americanisms Robert O. Keohane and Peter J. Katzenstein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
I. ANTI-AMERICANISM AND AMERICANISM
1. Varieties of Anti-Americanism: A Framework for Analysis Peter J. Katzenstein and Robert 0. Keohane Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
2. Imagining America: The Promise and Peril of Boundlessness David M. Kennedy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
II. PUBLIC ATTITUDES TOWARD THE UNITED STATES
3. Anti-Americanism in Europe during the Cold War Pierangelo Isernia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
4. Disaggregating Anti-Americanism: An Analysis of Individual Attitudes toward the United States Giacomo Chiozza Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
III. ANTI-AMERICANISM IN DIFFERENT SOCIETIES
5. The Distinctiveness of French Anti-Americanism Sophie Meunier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
6. Chinese Attitudes toward the United States and Americans Alastair Iain Johnston and Daniela Stockmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
7. Anti-Americanisms in the Arab World Marc Lynch Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	196
IV. DYNAMICS OF ANTI-AMERICANISM
8. Anti-Americanism as Schemas and Diacritics in France and Indonesia John R. Bowen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	227
9. Legacies of Anti-Americanism: A Sociological Perspective Doug Mcadam Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251
V. CONSEQUENCES AND CONCLUSIONS
10. The Political Consequences of Anti-Americanism Robert 0. Keohane and Peter J. Katzenstein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	273
Conclusion: Anti-Americanisms and the Polyvalence of America Peter J. Katzenstein and Robert 0. Keohane Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	306
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	317
List of Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	341
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	343

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Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 368
Illustrations
- Other: 32 tables, 23 charts/graphs, 3 line figures
Keywords: Political Science & Political History; U.S. History

eBook

Published: June 15, 2011
ISBN: 9780801461651