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Mark HertsgaardWhy America Fascinates and Infuriates the World
On September 11, 2001, Mark Hertsgaard was completing a trip around the world, gathering perceptions about America from people in fifteen countries. Whether sophisticated business leaders, starry-eyed teenagers, or Islamic fundamentalists, his subjects were both admiring and uneasy about the United States, enchanted yet bewildered, appalled yet envious. Exploring such paradoxes, Hertsgaard exposes truths that force natives and outsiders alike to see America with fresh eyes. In a world growing more American by the day, The Eagle’s Shadow is a major statement about and to the place everyone discusses but few understand.
On September 11, 2001, Mark Hertsgaard was completing a trip around the world, gathering perceptions about America from people in fifteen countries. Whether sophisticated business leaders, starry-eyed teenagers, or Islamic fundamentalists, his subjects were both admiring and uneasy about the United States, enchanted yet bewildered, appalled yet envious. Exploring such paradoxes, Hertsgaard exposes truths that force natives and outsiders alike to see America with fresh eyes. In a world growing more American by the day, The Eagle’s Shadow is a major statement about and to the place everyone discusses but few understand.
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Why America Fascinates and Infuriates the World
On September 11, 2001, Mark Hertsgaard was completing a trip around the world, gathering perceptions about America from people in fifteen countries. Whether sophisticated business leaders, starry-eyed teenagers, or Islamic fundamentalists, his subjects were both admiring and uneasy about the United States, enchanted yet bewildered, appalled yet envious. Exploring such paradoxes, Hertsgaard exposes truths that force natives and outsiders alike to see America with fresh eyes. In a world growing more American by the day, The Eagle’s Shadow is a major statement about and to the place everyone discusses but few understand.
On September 11, 2001, Mark Hertsgaard was completing a trip around the world, gathering perceptions about America from people in fifteen countries. Whether sophisticated business leaders, starry-eyed teenagers, or Islamic fundamentalists, his subjects were both admiring and uneasy about the United States, enchanted yet bewildered, appalled yet envious. Exploring such paradoxes, Hertsgaard exposes truths that force natives and outsiders alike to see America with fresh eyes. In a world growing more American by the day, The Eagle’s Shadow is a major statement about and to the place everyone discusses but few understand.
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Imprint | Picador USA |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | September 2003 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | September 2003 |
Authors | Mark Hertsgaard |
Dimensions | 213 x 137 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 272 |
Edition | First |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-312-42250-9 |
Barcode | 9780312422509 |
Categories | Books - All Books  Social sciencesPolitics & governmentPolitical structure & processesConstitution, government & the state |
LSN | 0-312-42250-4 |
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