The Only Superpower: Reflections on Strength, Weakness, and Anti-Americanism
Paul Hollander, . . Rowman & Littlefield/Lexington, $39.95 (290pp) ISBN 978-0-7391-2543-4
Sociologist Hollander made his name dissecting the pathologies of anti-Americanism, but his scalpel has dulled in this uneven collection of essays. Anti-Americanism, he argues, is a form of bigotry like racism, sexism and anti-Semitism, most luridly exemplified by hate-filled Islamist terrorists and their Arab supporters. But his main target is American leftists of the “adversary culture,” Noam Chomsky presiding, who, he contends, scapegoat America for the world's ills and reflexively side with its enemies. (Hollander himself cops to misgivings about America's infotainment culture and love of SUVs.) Many of these thin, repetitive pieces first appeared in publications like
Reviewed on: 09/08/2008
Genre: Nonfiction
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