Product Description: Many people do hate America, in the Middle East and the developing countries as well as in Europe. Sardar and Davies explore the global impact of America's foreign policy and its corporate and cultural power.
The authors seem to believe that 'America' is evil. I believe that "Why do People hate America" by Ziauddin Sardar and Merryl Wyn Davies is (?) a Postmodern rant of hatred towards America, American principles, and Americans.
I would say that the review by LarryE "whoviating" is more fair and unbiased than I can be. I had a poor reaction towards the book's very biased authors. Nevertheless, I do feel the book is worth reading.
The book contains many assumptions, born of pre-existing hatred, and is not closely nor well reasoned. However, the authors have a long list of excuses for hatred.
I will not argue against the fact that the Western Europeans who colonized the Americas were opportunists of the first order. However, the authors see no redeeming evidence, whatsoever, when reviewing American history. The presentation is not 'unbalanced', it is so one-sided as to astound a balanced person. It seems to me that these authors believe that there is no good whatsoever emanating from America or America's existence. A very negative book but one that a student of the reality of today's world should study for clues about those who hate America.
I have done some traveling outside of America and most of the folks I met like America and Americans. I am sure there were and are folks who do not like us much and some folks who do hate us, but I believe that the authors of this book got many of their 'facts' wrong.
Eye-opening! I believe every American owes it to themselves and their country to read this book. Many things are wrong with our government, and it seems no one is interested in why. Being well informed of such corruption is the first step to fight it. Read this book with an open mind, and pay close attention to the overwhelming research the authors undertook.
Depends to much on Fictional TV While this book brings up some interesting points and arguments, the authors rely way to much on fictional TV series. Namely, The West Wing and Alias. Using the televisions shows once or twice to prove a point makes sense, but the first 60 pages is essentially the authors summarizing different West Wing episodes. They constantly sight those two TV shows throughout the book to the point where the reader loses sight of the actual message. If you want to know why people hate American, find another book.
Fact free It's time to put down a book when it is obviously substituting contention for fact. This one says that the Iranian Prime Minister Mossadegh was assassinated by the CIA in the 1950s. In fact, he died of cancer in 1967. Very clever, those CIA agents, to get him to do that.
summer reading for school have not read it, probably shouldnt be reviewing it yet but oh well...
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