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Book SynopsisWe hear anti-American on a daily basis, it seems. When does it indicate a serious threat to security? When is it merely a label that the Bush administration slaps on anyone who dares to disagree with its foreign policy? Nancy Snow tackles not only the government''s manipulation of the term, but also the broader use of U.S. propaganda for public relations. She further connects these to the tendency of U.S. administrations and mediapast and presentto focus on projecting a better U.S. image rather than addressing the issues behind why the country''s image is so poor, both at home and abroad. Snow is an American propaganda expert and a former U.S. Information Agency and State Department official. If America truly cares what others think, she argues, it needs to get over itself as the number-one country. The government needs to spend less time diverting public attention and more time enlisting the public to help improve foreign relations. It needs to involve all citizens, not just gover
Trade ReviewAn excellent primer and a top pick for any debate on foreign relations policy past or present. * Midwest Book Review *
Nancy Snow writes with eloquence, passion, and crystal-clear prose. In this book she brings these qualities to the most important issue before our nation today: Why has the United States alienated people all over the world, and how can its citizens bring democracy alive to change national policy? -- Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States and professor emeritus of Political Science, Boston University
Table of ContentsChapter 1 1 Living in the Number One Country Chapter 2 2 Perception is Reality in Marketing the Number One Chapter 3 3 American Propaganda and the Press Chapter 4 4 Information Wars Chapter 5 5 Image Wars Chapter 6 6 Public Diplomacy and America the Beautiful
