{"product_id":"arrogance-of-american-power","title":"Arrogance of American Power","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe 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? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNancy 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 media—past and present—to focus on \u003ci\u003eprojecting\u003c\/i\u003e a better U.S. image rather than addressing the issues behind \u003ci\u003ewhy\u003c\/i\u003e the country's image is so poor, both at home and abroad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSnow 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 government-approved lackeys, \"journalists\" paid to talk nice, or the predictable influentials and elites typically involved in foreign affairs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd the public needs to exercise its right to dissent—a critical power at the heart of democracy—rather than letting the government or the media halt foreign policy debates with labels, propaganda, and arrogant rhetoric.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54233532825944,"sku":"9780742553743","price":44.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780742553743_dd1153bc-bac4-4274-9df6-9830521986d4.jpg?v=1769789738","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/arrogance-of-american-power","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}