Neoconservative Images of Europe: Europhobia and Anti-Europeanism in the United States, 1970–2002

Philipp Scherzer

Published by De Gruyter Oldenbourg 2022

Neoconservative Images of Europe

Europhobia and Anti-Europeanism in the United States, 1970–2002

Philipp Scherzer

Volume 2 in the series History and Ideas

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110763966

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While in the last twenty years perceptions of Europe have been subjected to detailed historical scrutiny, American images of the Old World have been almost wantonly neglected. As a response to this scholarly desideratum, this pioneering study analyzes neoconservative images of Europe since the 1970s on the basis of an extensive collection of sources. With fresh insight into the evolution of American images of Europe as well as into the history of U.S. neoconservatism, the book appeals to readers familiar and new to the subject matters alike. The study explores how, beginning in the early 1970s, ideas of the United States as an anti-Europe have permeated neoconservative writing and shaped their self-images and political agitation. The choice of periodization and investigated personnel enables the author to refute popular claims that widespread Euro-critical sentiment in the United Studies during the early 21st century – considerably ignited by neoconservatives – was a distinct post-Cold War phenomenon. Instead, the analysis reveals that the fiery rhetoric in the context of the Iraq War debates was merely the climax of a decade-old development.

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Philipp Scherzer, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
1 Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 Anti-Europeanism: A Historical Overview Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	24
3 Understanding Neoconservatism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	46
4 Images of Europe in Second-Age Neoconservatism, 1970–1992 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	68
5 Images of Europe in Third-Age Neoconservatism, 1990–2002 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
6 Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	339
7 Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	349
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	382

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Audience: Academics in the field of European history, modern history, political science, American and European studies
Pages
- Front matter: 9
- Main content: 385
Keywords: Europe; perceptions of Europe; anti-Europeanism; neoconservatism; transatlantic history

eBook

Published: October 24, 2022
ISBN: 9783110763966

Hardcover

Published: October 24, 2022
ISBN: 9783110762686