The World Views of the Obama Era From Hope to Disillusionment
This book presents selected non-US views of the Barack Obama administration. Each chapter investigates eight years of the Obama presidency from a different national perspective. By bringing together fourteen country studies from all regions of the w
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THE WORLD VIEWS OF THE OBAMA ERA From Hope to Disillusionment
The World Views of the Obama Era
Matthias Maass Editor
The World Views of the Obama Era From Hope to Disillusionment
Editor Matthias Maass Yonsei University Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
ISBN 978-3-319-61075-7 ISBN 978-3-319-61076-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-61076-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017951393 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Everett Collection Inc/Alamy Stock Photo Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
In memoriam Elspeth Rostow
Acknowledgments
This book is dedicated to the late Professor Elspeth Rostow who, among many other things, played a critical role in the establishment, evolution, and development of the academic discipline of American Studies. This book is a moderately modern interpretation of American Studies, “updated” for an ever more global world but mindful of the discipline’s traditional pillars Rostow taught and emphasized. In her class, I met Dr. Charles D. Kupfer, now teaching American Studies and History at Penn(sylvania) State University in Harrisburg. His friendship is unrivaled, his intellectual support throughout this (and other) project(s) was/were of critical importance, and his insights into things American gave me perspective on an “Obama era” and “world views” on the 44th American president. And I thank him for that. Projects such as this one depend on modern information technology. I do not know a particular person to thank, but I need to recognize the anonymous work of many who are in the business of providing the tools for instant co
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