What They Think of Us: International Perceptions of the United States since 9/11

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While many people around the world see the United States as a model, the US response to 9/11 has undoubtedly intensified global anti-Americanism. This book reveals that goodwill toward America still exists, and that this sympathy is in peril - and that there is an immense gap between how Americans view their country and how it is viewed abroad.

David Farber is Professor of History at Temple University. His books include "Taken Hostage: The Iran Hostage Crisis" and "America's First Encounter with Radical Islam" (Princeton).

"Each [essay] is thoughtful, and consciously and unconsciously revealing."--Greg Sheridan, The Australian "Seven fine essays may shock Americans on the depth of estrangement of Iraqis, Indonesians, Turks, Chinese, Russians, Latin Americans, and Europeans from U.S. policy. Not focusing on survey research, the writers, academics from various nations, mostly cite intellectuals to explain the setting and ideology of anti-Americanism...This short book could be useful in certain courses but especially worthwhile for the next administration. Washington has been largely oblivious to this deep estrangement, which now severely limits US foreign policy."--M.G. Roskin, Choice