{"product_id":"meeting-the-enemy-9780814798362","title":"Meeting the Enemy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA pointed look at why the United States' frequent disregard of international law and institutions is met with high levels of approval by the American public.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e... is a pointed look at why the United States frequent - if selective - disregard of international law and institutions is met with such high levels of approval, or at least complacency, by the American public. * Los Angeles Daily Journal *\u003cbr\u003eSaito has produced a synthesis that is thought-provoking and challenging, and it provides a welcome attempt to place the contemporary moment in the 'war on terror' into a much longer historical frame. Most of all, like all good critical scholarship, scholars and students can look to this book as a way to interrogate ones commitments about the American Project. * Law \u0026amp; Politics Book Review *\u003cbr\u003eA must read for those concerned about human dignity, justice, freedom from violence, and the rule of law in an increasingly interdependent world, Meeting the Enemy challenges the reader to consider the abnegative consequences of an exceptionalism openly embraced by elites in the Bush Administration and still fostered by an Obama Administration that is partly conflicted between rhetoric and deeds. -- Jordan J. Paust,author of Beyond the Law: The Bush Administrations Unlawful Responses in the War\u003cbr\u003eMuch has been written about the theme of American exceptionalism. Few works, however, possess the richness, range and depth of Saitos superb and timely book, which provides new and disturbing insight into the origins and enduring character of this exceptionalismand its consequences for America and the world. -- Antony Anghie,SJ Quinney School of Law, University of Utah\u003cbr\u003eThis book will help readers understand the United States contradictory and often shocking role in the international legal community. A violator of international law from the day of its declaration of \u0026amp; independence, America, as Saito boldly points out, is indeed the enemy to colonized people within and beyond its borders. -- Sharon H. Venne,Chief Negotiator, Akaitcho Dene First Nation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments  Introduction: \"A Distinctly American Internationalism\"  1 Saving Civilization: The War on Terror  2 Civilizing the Other: Colonial Origins of International Law 3 \"A City on a Hill\": America as Exception  4 Establishing the Republic: First Principles and American Identity  5 A Manifest Destiny: Colonizing the Continent  6 American Imperial Expansion  7 Making the World Safe for Democracy  8 The New World Order and American Hegemony  9 Confronting American Exceptionalism  Notes  Works Cited  List of Cases  Index  About the Author","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884688191831,"sku":"9780814798362","price":62.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780814798362.jpg?v=1722533035","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/meeting-the-enemy-9780814798362","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}