Arrogance of American Power

Nancy Snow's provocative book tackles the government's manipulation of the term 'anti-American' and other propaganda techniques, connecting them to the attempts of U. S. administrations and media_past and present_to project a better U. S. image rather than address the issues behind why the country's image is so poor. If America cares what others think, Snow 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 citizens to help improve foreign relations. And the public needs to exercise its democratic right to dissent, rather than letting the government or the media halt foreign policy debates with labels, propaganda, and arrogant rhetoric.

Chapter 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