Trans-Atlantic Divide

The USA/Euroland Rift?

• Author(s): John J. Metzler,
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Pages: 232
• ISBN_10: 0761851380
  ISBN_13: 9780761851387
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Europe / General , History / United States / General , History / World , Political Science / General , Political Science / History & Theory , Political Science / International Relations / General ,

Description:... The trans-Atlantic gap between America and Europe widened in the countdown to and in the aftermath of the 2003 Iraq War. A vitriolic political standoff concerning Iraq brought severe stress to relations between the Bush Administration and many key Western European allies, especially France and Germany, creating a chasm of misperceptions deepened by incessant media hype. Sadly, stereotypes still abound. In an atmosphere where trans-Atlantic ties are viewed not through the prism of policy, but rather through that of emotion, where shrill polemical accounts of the USA vs. Euroland create a self-fulfilling prophecy, this book brings back a needed balance to the debate: are the USA and Europe really at odds? --