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'''Anti-Americanism''' or '''anti-American sentiment''' is opposition or hostility to the people, culture or policies of the [[United States]]<ref>Dictionary definitions typically apply the term to the American people and government policies. (See, for instance, [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Anti-Americanism Merrian-Webster] and the [http://www.bartleby.com/61/37/A0333700.html American Heritage Dictionary].) Cultural anti-Americanism is [http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22Cultural+anti-americanism%22&hl=en&lr= attested] in academic literature.</ref> by either foreigners or U.S. nationals. In practice, a broad range of attitudes and actions critical of or opposed to the United States have been labelled anti-Americanism and the applicability of the term is often disputed.<ref>Hollander, Paul, [http://www.travelbrochuregraphics.com/extra/politics_of_envy.htm The Politics of Envy], The New Criterion, November 2002, accessed 29 April 2007.</ref> Contemporary examples typically focus on opposition to United States policy, though historically the term has been applied to a variety of concepts.
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'''Anti-Americanism''' or '''anti-American sentiment''' is opposition or hostility to the people, culture or policies of the [[United States]]<ref>Dictionary definitions typically apply the term to the American people and government policies. (See, for instance, [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Anti-Americanism Merrian-Webster] and the [http://www.bartleby.com/61/37/A0333700.html American Heritage Dictionary].) Cultural anti-Americanism is [http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22Cultural+anti-americanism%22&hl=en&lr= attested] in academic literature.</ref> regardless of nationality. In practice, a broad range of attitudes and actions critical of or opposed to the United States have been labelled anti-Americanism and the applicability of the term is often disputed.<ref>Hollander, Paul, [http://www.travelbrochuregraphics.com/extra/politics_of_envy.htm The Politics of Envy], The New Criterion, November 2002, accessed 29 April 2007.</ref> Contemporary examples typically focus on opposition to United States policy, though historically the term has been applied to a variety of concepts.


Interpretations of anti-Americanism have often been [[polarization (psychology)|polarised]]. Anti-Americanism has been described as a belief<ref>Hollander, Paul. ''Anti-Americanism: Irrational and rational'', Transaction Publishers, 1995</ref> that configures the United States and the American way of life as threatening at their core<ref>Ceaser, James W. [http://www.travelbrochuregraphics.com/extra/a_genealogy_of_antiamericanism.htm "A genealogy of Anti-Americanism"], ''The Public Interest,'' Summer 2003.</ref>—what [[Paul Hollander]] has called "a relentless critical impulse toward American social, economic, and political institutions, traditions, and values."<ref>Paul Hollander defined the prejudice thus: "Anti—Americanism is a predisposition to hostility toward the United States and American society, a relentless critical impulse toward American social, economic, and political institutions, traditions, and values; it entails an aversion to American culture in particular and its influence abroad, often also contempt for the American national character (or what is presumed to be such a character) and dislike of American people, manners, behavior, dress, and so on; rejection of American foreign policy and a firm belief in the malignity of American influence and presence anywhere in the world."<br />&nbsp;{{Citation
Interpretations of anti-Americanism have often been [[polarization (psychology)|polarised]]. Anti-Americanism has been described as a belief<ref>Hollander, Paul. ''Anti-Americanism: Irrational and rational'', Transaction Publishers, 1995</ref> that configures the United States and the American way of life as threatening at their core<ref>Ceaser, James W. [http://www.travelbrochuregraphics.com/extra/a_genealogy_of_antiamericanism.htm "A genealogy of Anti-Americanism"], ''The Public Interest,'' Summer 2003.</ref>—what [[Paul Hollander]] has called "a relentless critical impulse toward American social, economic, and political institutions, traditions, and values."<ref>Paul Hollander defined the prejudice thus: "Anti—Americanism is a predisposition to hostility toward the United States and American society, a relentless critical impulse toward American social, economic, and political institutions, traditions, and values; it entails an aversion to American culture in particular and its influence abroad, often also contempt for the American national character (or what is presumed to be such a character) and dislike of American people, manners, behavior, dress, and so on; rejection of American foreign policy and a firm belief in the malignity of American influence and presence anywhere in the world."<br />&nbsp;{{Citation
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==History==
==History==
[[Image:The white mans burden.gif|thumb|right|250px|The white man's burden - a satirical view]]
[[Image:The white mans burden.gif|thumb|right|250px|The white man's burden - a satirical view]]
The [[French Revolution]] created a new type of anti-American political thought, hostile to the political institutions of the United States and their impact upon Europe. {{fact}} Furthermore, the [[Romanticism|Romantic]] strain of European thought and literature, hostile to the Enlightenment view of [[reason]] and obsessed with [[history]] and national character, disdained the American project.{{fact}}
The [[French Revolution]] created a new type of anti-American political thought, hostile to the political institutions of the United States and their impact upon Europe. Furthermore, the [[Romanticism|Romantic]] strain of European thought and literature, hostile to the Enlightenment view of [[reason]] and obsessed with [[history]] and national character, disdained the American project.

The German poet [[Nikolaus Lenau]] encapsulated the Romantic view, "With the expression ''Bodenlosigkeit'' (absence of ground), I think I am able to indicate the general character of all American institutions; what we call Fatherland is here only a property insurance scheme."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ens-web3.ens-lsh.fr/amrieu/IMG/pdf/Europe_Anti-Americanism_03.pdf | format=PDF| title=A genealogy of anti-Americanism |author=James W. Ceaser |accessdate=2008-03-06}}</ref>

English poet [[Rudyard Kipling]] in a satirical poem, [[The White Man's Burden]], criticizes American [[imperialism]]. It was written in regard to the [[Philippine-American War|U.S. conquest]] of the [[Philippines]] and other former Spanish colonies.<ref name="support">{{cite journal | author= Pimentel, Benjamin | title=The Philippines; "Liberator" Was Really a Colonizer; Bush's [[historical revisionism (negationism)|revisionist history]] | journal= The San Francisco Chronicle | year= October 26, 2003 | volume= | issue= | pages= D3 | url= }}</ref>

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With the rise of American industry in the late [[nineteenth century]], intellectual anti-American discourse entered a new form. Mass production, the [[Taylorism|Taylor system]], and the speed of American life and work became a major threat to some intellectuals' view of European life and tradition.


[[Friedrich Nietzsche]] wrote, "The breathless haste with which they (the Americans) work - the distinctive vice of the new world - is already beginning ferociously to infect old Europe and is spreading a spiritual emptiness over the continent."<ref>{{Citation
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With the rise of American industry in the late [[nineteenth century]], intellectual anti-American discourse entered a new form.{{fact}} Mass production, the [[Taylorism|Taylor system]], and the speed of American life and work became a major threat to some intellectuals' view of European life and tradition.{{fact}}
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It has been argued that this thesis transformed into a [[Heidegger]]ian critique of [[technologism]]. Heidegger wrote in [[1935]]: "Europe lies today in a great pincer, squeezed between Russia on the one side and America on the other. From a metaphysical point of view, Russia and America are the same, with the same dreary technological frenzy and the same unrestricted organization of the average man."<ref>{{Citation
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|accessdate=2008-03-17}}</ref> [[Oswald Spengler]] had made similar claims in [[1931]]'s ''Man and Technics'' and his 1934 best-seller ''The Hour of Decision''. {{Fact|date=October 2007}} In [[1921]], the Spaniard [[Luis Araquistáin]] wrote a book called ''El Peligro Yanqui'' (“The Yankee Peril”), in which he condemned American [[nationalism]], [[mechanization]], anti-[[socialism]] (“socialism is a social heresy there”) and [[American architecture|architecture]], finding particular fault with the country’s [[skyscrapers]], which he felt diminished individuality and increased anonymity. He called the United States “a colossal child: all appetite...”<ref>Luis Araquistáin, ''El Peligro Yanqui'' (Madrid: Publicaciones españa, 1921).</ref>


[[Image:No-al-TLC.JPG|thumb|250px|left|Anti-[[CAFTA]] graffiti in [[San José, Costa Rica]]]]
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Anti-Americanism or anti-American sentiment is opposition or hostility to the people, culture or policies of the United States[1] by either foreigners or U.S. nationals. In practice, a broad range of attitudes and actions critical of or opposed to the United States have been labelled anti-Americanism and the applicability of the term is often disputed.[2] Contemporary examples typically focus on opposition to United States policy, though historically the term has been applied to a variety of concepts.

Interpretations of anti-Americanism have often been polarised. Anti-Americanism has been described as a belief[3] that configures the United States and the American way of life as threatening at their core[4]—what Paul Hollander has called "a relentless critical impulse toward American social, economic, and political institutions, traditions, and values."[5] However, it has also been suggested that Anti-Americanism cannot be isolated as a consistent phenomenon and that the term merely signifies a rough composite of stereotypes, prejudices and criticisms towards Americans or the United States.[6]

Whether sentiment hostile to the United States reflects reasoned evaluation of specific policies and administrations, rather than a prejudiced belief system, is a further complication. Globally, increases in perceived anti-American attitudes appear to correlate with particular policies,[7] such as the Vietnam and Iraq[8] wars. For this reason, critics sometimes argue the label is a propaganda term that is used to dismiss any censure of the United States as irrational.[9] The interpretation of criticism differs in various ways depending on whether the critic is foreign or indigenous and whether the object of criticism is a power center such as government, cultural or social.

Use of the term

The use of the term anti-Americanism has been catalogued from 1948, entering wide political language in the 1950s.[10] The related term "Americanization" (which is thought often to elicit anti-Americanism) has been dated to a French source as early as 1867.[11] Labelling earlier attitudes and commentary "anti-American" is thus partly a retroactive exercise, though there are numerous examples of hostility directed at the country from at least the late 18th century onwards.

Contemporary usage is often controversial. The term itself does not imply a critical attitude based on rational objections but rather a prejudiced system of thought and it is therefore rarely employed as a self-identifier (i.e. "I am anti-American...") as this implies bias. Instead, it is often used as a pejorative by those who object to another individual or group's stance toward the United States or its policies. Advocates of the significance of the term argue, for instance, that Anti-Americanism represents a coherent and dangerous ideological current, comparable to anti-Semitism.[12] Anti-Americanism has also been described as an attempt to frame the consequences of difficult U.S. policy choices as evidence of a specifically American moral failure, as opposed to what may be unavoidable failures of a complicated foreign policy that comes with superpower status.[13]


As a propaganda term

Its status as an "-ism" is a greatly contended aspect and it is often called a propaganda term by critics who feel it is used to dismiss any censure of the United States as irrational. American academic Noam Chomsky, a prolific critic of U.S. policy, asserts that the use of the term within the U.S. has parallels with methods employed by totalitarian states or military dictatorships; he compares the term to "anti-Sovietism", a label used by the Kremlin to suppress dissident or critical thought, for instance.[14][15][16]

Other scholars have also suggested that a plural of anti-Americanisms, specific to country and time period, more accurately describe the phenomenon than any broad generalization.[17]

History

The white man's burden - a satirical view

The French Revolution created a new type of anti-American political thought, hostile to the political institutions of the United States and their impact upon Europe. Furthermore, the Romantic strain of European thought and literature, hostile to the Enlightenment view of reason and obsessed with history and national character, disdained the American project.

The German poet Nikolaus Lenau encapsulated the Romantic view, "With the expression Bodenlosigkeit (absence of ground), I think I am able to indicate the general character of all American institutions; what we call Fatherland is here only a property insurance scheme."[18]

English poet Rudyard Kipling in a satirical poem, The White Man's Burden, criticizes American imperialism. It was written in regard to the U.S. conquest of the Philippines and other former Spanish colonies.[19]

With the rise of American industry in the late nineteenth century, intellectual anti-American discourse entered a new form. Mass production, the Taylor system, and the speed of American life and work became a major threat to some intellectuals' view of European life and tradition.

Friedrich Nietzsche wrote, "The breathless haste with which they (the Americans) work - the distinctive vice of the new world - is already beginning ferociously to infect old Europe and is spreading a spiritual emptiness over the continent."[20][21] It has been argued that this thesis transformed into a Heideggerian critique of technologism. Heidegger wrote in 1935: "Europe lies today in a great pincer, squeezed between Russia on the one side and America on the other. From a metaphysical point of view, Russia and America are the same, with the same dreary technological frenzy and the same unrestricted organization of the average man."[22] Oswald Spengler had made similar claims in 1931's Man and Technics and his 1934 best-seller The Hour of Decision. [citation needed] In 1921, the Spaniard Luis Araquistáin wrote a book called El Peligro Yanqui (“The Yankee Peril”), in which he condemned American nationalism, mechanization, anti-socialism (“socialism is a social heresy there”) and architecture, finding particular fault with the country’s skyscrapers, which he felt diminished individuality and increased anonymity. He called the United States “a colossal child: all appetite...”[23]

Anti-CAFTA graffiti in San José, Costa Rica

Anti-globalism

Main article: Anti-globalization

According to its opponents, neoliberal globalization has magnified the visibility of trade conflicts and decreased job security[24], and is often attributed to either U.S. or Anglo-American influence[25] Anti-globalist sentiments stem from[dubious – discuss] perceptions that the United States was the inspiration and architect for globalization and neoliberal free trade policy, which those opposed to it claim is exploitative, and leads to conditions that either impoverish or do not enrich developing nations. According to some critics, globalization also exposed previously isolated countries to the spread of the English language and American popular culture, a process that some have labeled cultural imperialism (see American Cultural Imperialism). The 'Anglo-American' corporate business model is the subject of much opposition ("the EU constitution on offer, Laurent Fabius had argued, was too low on social protection and too high on shameful Anglo-Saxon economic liberalism")[26]

Anti-U.S. banner in a demonstration in Brazil, stating: USA It is necessary to resist. Long live Brazil!!!

National Identity

In Iran, the cry of "Death to America" has been used in the parliament[27] and at political rallies.[28] Certain forms of social identity theory argue that the existence of "an other" is crucial to the development of group identity. In the case of a European strand of anti-Americanism, some authors, like A.S. Markowitz in Uncouth Nation: Why Europe Dislikes America, argue it would be linked to the creation of a coalescing European identity.[29]

Others, such as Minxin Pei of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, suggest that the unique character of American nationalism is the cause of some anti-Americanism.[30] According to Noam Chomsky, the concept is totalitarian.[31]

Perceived ideological contradictions

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Tehran, Iran, 2004
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Ukrainian 2004 election poster of Nataliya Vitrenko depicting a hand symbolizing the United States and NATO with a Nazi swastika

The fall of the Soviet Union may have brought an increase in anti-Americanism because the U.S. was left as the world's only superpower and people who formerly saw the United States as a bastion against Communism or needed the American security umbrella no longer felt the need to support the United States. Where the governments of allied states in particular had felt disinclined to openly criticize U.S. policy during the Cold War, they have had fewer such qualms since. "By cultivating an anti-American position, Europe feigns membership in a global opposition of the downtrodden by America."[32] In addition, criticism of American economic sanctions and embargoes toward various countries, including Cuba, Sudan, North Korea and Iran, while maintaining commercial relations with countries such as the PRC generates resentment.

French author Jean-François Revel wrote that "For skeptics of democratic capitalism, the United States is, quite simply, the enemy. For many years, and still today, a principal function of anti-Americanism has been to discredit the nation that stands as the supreme alternative to socialism. More recently, Islamists, anti-modern Greens, and others have taken to pillorying the U.S. for the same reason."[29]

Regional attitudes

Anti-Americanism in some form has existed across different American presidential administrations, though its severity may wax and wane considerably depending upon particular economic or geopolitical issues. George W. Bush's presidency, for instance, is widely seen as inducing a major increase in Anti-Americanism,[33] with the 2003 invasion of Iraq affecting global opinions of the U.S.[34]

Australia

While not to the extent of Europe there is a rising attitude of anti-Americanism in Australia.[citation needed] However, anti-American sentiments have been present in Australian culture since the settlement and incorporation of the Australian continent by the British Empire in 1788, in which a mixture of anti-Americanism and Anglophilia developed in Australia and shaped the nation's views towards the United States and Great Britain. In recent years, the close relations of George Bush and John Howard, as well as unconditioned support for the War on Terror, has led some to believe that Australia has become a "lap dog" to the U.S. The continued war in Iraq has also led to an increase of anti-Americanism. The politically motivated deployment of Australian troops in the Korean War, has in recent years worsened this relation. [35]

Europe

Rammstein's 2004 single Amerika was widely perceived as anti-American[36]

During the George W. Bush administration, public opinion of America has declined in most European countries. A Pew Global Attitudes Project poll shows "favorable opinions" of America between 2000 and 2006 dropping from 83% to 56% in the United Kingdom, from 62% to 39% in France, from 78% to 37% in Germany and from 50% to 23% in Spain.[37]

In Britain, a traditional U.S. ally, public affection for the USA has measurably declined in recent years. A June 2006 poll by Populus for The Times showed that the number of Britons agreeing that "it is important for Britain’s long-term security that we have a close and special relationship with the U.S." had fallen to 58% (from 71% in April), and that 65% believed that "Britain’s future lies more with Europe than America".[38] Only 44% agreed that "America is a force for good in the world." A later poll reported in The Guardian during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict said that 63% of Britons felt that Britain is tied too closely to the U.S.[39]

It is likely that former Prime Minister Tony Blair's adherence to American policy was a factor in the rise of Anti-Americanism in Britain. Some people felt that Blair was neglecting Britain's interests in favour of those of the USA.

In Britain there is resentment that the native language is becoming Americanised, especially amongst the younger populace, with key examples being train station (instead of railway station) and spellings like sulfur instead of sulphur creeping into children's education.[40]

Fabbrini (2004) reports the American invasion of Iraq in the spring of 2003 brought anti-Americanism to the surface of public debate in Europe. The reaction to U.S. unilateralism has been nourished by a complex of fears, two in particular: the presumed economic and cultural Americanization of Europe and the Americanization of the European political process. The overwhelming global power acquired by the United States in the post-Cold War era and the unilateral exercise of that power, especially after 9/11 attacks September 11, 2001 fed the anti-American sentiment contributing to its most militant manifestation. In early 2002, the #1 best seller in France was L'Effroyable imposture, which claimed that 9/11 was a conspiracy orchestrated by the U.S. government[41]. It broke the French record for first-month book sales.[42] In Europe in 2002, vandalism of American companies was reported in Venice, Athens, Berlin, Zürich, Tbilisi, and Moscow.[43]

European anti-Americanism well predates the invasion of Iraq and the Bush Administration, with criticisms of American "hegemonism", the coining of the term "hyperpuissance", and the dream of making the EU a "counterbalance" to the United States all flaring up in the '90s. The usual criticisms were also levied, that America was enforcing sanctions against Iraq for oil, and attributing sinister motives to the bombing of the Chinese embassy in Serbia.[44] French anti-americanism predates the founding of the United States with the belief that it was a barbaric land and all who went there also degenerated.[45]

Asia

In Japan and South Korea, much anti-Americanism has focused on the presence and behavior of American military personnel, aggravated especially by high-profile cases of sexual assaults on locals by U.S. servicemembers. The on-going U.S. military presence in Okinawa remains a contentious issue in Japan.[46]

Robert Hathaway, director of the Wilson Center's Asia program, wrote "the growth of anti-American sentiment in both Japan and South Korea must be seen not simply as a response to American policies and actions, but as reflective of deeper domestic trends and developments within these Asian countries. Or to put it another way: even at this moment of U.S. preeminence, not everything that happens around the world is a response to American might, or to decisions taken in Washington."[47]

Middle East

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Anti-American mural in Tehran

The Middle East region has been a focal point of much anti-American sentiment in the latter decades of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st, often blamed on specific U.S. policies in the region, particularly its close relationship with Israel and its stance on such matters as Sudan's civil war and Darfur.

In 2002 and 2004, Zogby International polled the favourable/unfavourable ratings of the U.S. in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and the United Arab Emirates. In Zogby's 2002 survey, 76% of Egyptians had a negative attitude toward the United States, compared with 98% in 2004. In Morocco, 61% viewed the country unfavorably in 2002, but in two years, that number has jumped to 88 percent. In Saudi Arabia, such responses rose from 87% in 2002 to 94% in June. Attitudes were virtually unchanged in Lebanon but improved slightly in the UAE, from 87 % who said in 2002 that they disliked the United States to 73% in 2004.[48] However most of these countries showed a marked distinction between negative perceptions of the United States, and much less negative of Americans.[48]

The Pew Research Institute probed more deeply the stereotypes of westerners in the Middle East. While more than 70% of Middle Easterners identified more than 3 negative characteristics of the Westerner stereotype, the three strongest were selfish, violent and greedy. Few had positive opinions of Westerners, but the strongest positive stereotypes were devout and respectful of women.[49] The report also demonstrates strong unfavorable views of Jews and weakly favorable views of Christians predominate in the Middle East. In Jordan, 61%, Pakistan 27%, and Turkey 16% have favorable views of Christians while in Jordan 1%, Pakistan 6%, and Turkey 15% have favourable views of Jews.[49]

Cultural anti-Americanism in the Middle East may have its origins with Sayyid Qutb, an influential Egyptian author, who Paul Berman titled "the Philosopher of Islamic Terror".[50] Qutb, the leading intellectual of the Muslim Brotherhood, studied in Greely, Colorado, from 1948-50, and wrote a book, The America I Have Seen based on his impressions. In it he decried everything in American from individual freedom and taste in music to Church socials and haircuts.[51]

Latin America

In Latin America, anti-American sentiment has deep roots dating back to the 1830s and the Texas Revolution[citation needed]. Other significant 19th century events which led to a rise in anti-American sentiment were the 1846-1848 Mexican-American War. In South America, the 1855 American intervention in Nicaragua, the U.S. propiciation of the Spanish-American War of 1898, and the support for the 1954 coup in Guatemala against Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán, the United States embargo against Cuba, the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état, Operation Condor, the 1973 Chilean coup d'état, the Salvadoran Civil War, the support of the Contras and the refusal to extradite a terrorist, have fueled anti-Americanism in that region. Similarly, U.S. support for dictators such as Augusto Pinochet, Anastasio Somoza, Alfredo Stroessner has influenced regional attitudes.[52]

The perceived failures of the neo-liberal reforms of the 1980s and the 1990s intensified opposition to the Washington consensus,[53] leading to a resurgence in support for Pan-Americanism, support for popular movements in the region, the nationalization of key industries and centralization of government.[54] The movement saw the rise of leaders critical of United States policies throughout the region. Most vocal has been Hugo Chávez of Venezuela, who is known for his strong opposition towards the American government, particularly George W. Bush, driving him to address him in many ways; referring to him as "the devil" before the United Nations, [55] an example of demonization. He has clearly stated his intent to use Venezuela's oil resources as a card "against the toughest country in the world, the United States."[56]

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ Dictionary definitions typically apply the term to the American people and government policies. (See, for instance, Merrian-Webster and the American Heritage Dictionary.) Cultural anti-Americanism is attested in academic literature.
  2. ^ Hollander, Paul, The Politics of Envy, The New Criterion, November 2002, accessed 29 April 2007.
  3. ^ Hollander, Paul. Anti-Americanism: Irrational and rational, Transaction Publishers, 1995
  4. ^ Ceaser, James W. "A genealogy of Anti-Americanism", The Public Interest, Summer 2003.
  5. ^ Paul Hollander defined the prejudice thus: "Anti—Americanism is a predisposition to hostility toward the United States and American society, a relentless critical impulse toward American social, economic, and political institutions, traditions, and values; it entails an aversion to American culture in particular and its influence abroad, often also contempt for the American national character (or what is presumed to be such a character) and dislike of American people, manners, behavior, dress, and so on; rejection of American foreign policy and a firm belief in the malignity of American influence and presence anywhere in the world."
     Andrei S. Markovits, European Anti-Americanism (and Anti-Semitism): Ever Present Though Always Denied, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, retrieved 2008-03-17 (citing Paul Hollander, Anti-Americanism: Critiques at Home and Abroad, 1965 - 1990. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992, p. 339)
  6. ^ O'Conner, Brendan. "A Brief History of Anti-Americanism from Cultural Criticism to Terrorism", Australasian Journal of American Studies, July 2004, pp. 77-92
  7. ^ Rodman, Peter W. The world’s resentment, The National Interest, Washington D.C., vol. 601, Summer 2001
  8. ^ Documenting the Phenomenon of Anti-Americanism By Nicole Speulda, The Princeton Project on National Security, Princeton University, 2005
  9. ^ O'Connor, Brendan, op. cit., p 78: "... Cold War (1945-1989) ... In this period the false and disingenuous labeling of objections to American policies as ‘anti-Americanism’ became more prominent."
  10. ^ Roger, Phillipe. The American Enemy: The History of French Anti-Americanism, introductory excerpt, University of Chicago Press, 2005.
  11. ^ Rubin, Barry. "Understanding Anti-Americanism", Foreign Policy Research Institute, August 2004
  12. ^ Foot, Rob. "The New Anti-Semitism?", Quadrant Magazine, vol, XLVIII n 4, April 2004.
  13. ^ Kagan, Robert. Of Paradise and Power: America and Europe in the New World Order (2003)
  14. ^ Interviewing Chomsky Preparatory to Porto: Alegre Zmagazine
  15. ^ On Violence and Youth—Noam Chomsky interviewed by Pepi Leistyna and Stephen Sherblom, chomsky.info, quoting Harvard Educational Review, Vol. 65, No. 2, Summer 1995 [Fall 1994], retrieved 2008-01-05 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  16. ^ Noam Chomsky on the State of the Nation, Iraq and the Election, DEMOCRACY NOW!, October 21, 2004, retrieved 2008-01-05 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  17. ^ Katzenstein, Peter and Robert Keohane. "Conclusion: Anti-Americanisms and the Polyvalence of America", in Anti-Americanisms in World Politics, Katzenstein and Keohane, eds., Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2006 (forthcoming).
  18. ^ James W. Ceaser. "A genealogy of anti-Americanism" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-03-06.
  19. ^ Pimentel, Benjamin (October 26, 2003). "The Philippines; "Liberator" Was Really a Colonizer; Bush's revisionist history". The San Francisco Chronicle: D3.
  20. ^ Nietzsche for Creative Spirits, nietzschespirit.com, retrieved 2008-03-17 (from Nietzsche's The Gay Science, trans. W. Kaufmann, s. 329)
  21. ^ Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm (2001), The Gay Science: With a Prelude in German Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs, Cambridge University Press, p. 183, ISBN 0521636450 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help) (trans. Josefine Nauckhoff, Adrian Del Caro)
  22. ^ James W. Ceaser (2003), "A genealogy of anti-Americanism", Public Interest: 6, retrieved 2008-03-17 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  23. ^ Luis Araquistáin, El Peligro Yanqui (Madrid: Publicaciones españa, 1921).
  24. ^ Moore, Michael, Downsize This, 1997
  25. ^ Globalization and Resistance, 1995, retrieved 2007-02-24 {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help) An Interview with Noam Chomsky by Husayn Al-Kurdi}}
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