America in the Course of Human Events: Presentations & Interpretations (European Contributions to American Studies) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9053839925 ISBN 13: 9789053839928

Publisher: VU University Press, 2006

Synopsis

Critical and balanced, this study by a group of scientists explores the history of the United States in order to discover not only the effects that certain events have had on the image Americans have of themselves but also on the image others have of them. It particularly looks at the radically changing image of the United States after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, discussing how the Western world was first shocked by the attack and then gradually felt antipathy and even undisguised hate as the U.S. became increasingly involved in Middle Eastern politics and declared war on Iraq.

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About the Author

Josef Jarab is a professor of English and American literature and director of the Center for Comparative Cultural Studies at Palackż University in Olomouc, Czech Republic. He has written or edited hundreds of essays on cultural pluralism, African American literature and culture, modern poetry and fiction, and issues of higher education. Marcel Arbeit is an assistant professor at the department of English and American studies, at Palackż University in Olomouc, the Czech Republic, and coeditor of Cult Fiction & Cult Film: Multiple Perspectives and The Southern State of Mind. Jenel Virden is the author of Americans and the Wars of the Twentieth Century and Good-bye, Piccadilly: British War Brides in America.

From the Back Cover

After the terrorist attacks on America of September 11th 2001, the image of America has radically changed. In the western world, one was at first shocked by the revolting attack on capitalism. But as America came more and more involved in the politics of the Middle East, the feelings of sympathy towards this large country changed into antipathy. Since the government-Bush declared war to Iraq, there is undisguised hate towards America, even in countries which are normally pro-American. In America in the Course of Human Events a group of scientists go deeply into the history of the United States. The main goal of this search is to discover the effect of certain historical events on the image Americans have of themselves, but particularly also on the image others have of them. The several scholars are very aware of the pitfall of all too easy anti-Americanism, and try by all means to stay critical and to keep a keen eye.

Edition details

• Publisher: VU University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9053839925
• ISBN 13: 9789053839928
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 306
• Editor: Jarab Josef, Arbeit Marcel, Virden Jenel