Pre-Owned The American Effect: Global Perspectives on the United States, 1990-2003 (Hardcover) 0874271347 9780874271348

9780874271348. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. The global perception of America and Americans is having a profound effect on the course of world history. From the widespread embrace of American popular culture in every corner of the world - especially American music and films - to the intense antagonism towards American liberalism, individualism and free-market economics that has led, in part, to such hostile acts as the World Trade Centre and Pentagon attacks, America has increasingly become the object of obsession - whether by awe, envy or hate - for millions of people around the world. York, explores a wide range of global images of American society and culture, illuminating the powerful stereotypes that comprise both idealized and demonized views of America. America has, for decades, been content to remain relatively unaware of how it is perceived in the broader world. film, installation, internet art, painting, sculpture and video, as well as popular culture items such as posters, advertisements and other ephemera. The works are from countries throughout the world, either by non-American citizens working in America or abroad, or by American citizens working abroad. All of the works are current and reflect attitudes about America from 1990 to 2003.