With Us or Against Us

by Denis Lacorne and Tony Judt

Published 4 June 2005
This collection of essays presents a nearly comprehensive understanding of Western and non-Western perceptions of the United States since the Second World War. The contributors describe and assess the complexity of anti-American sentiment in six distinct parts of the world - Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Russia, the Middle East, Central and Southeast Asia - while respecting the ambiguities, contradictions and frequent reversals of these sentiments. The book does not seek to attack or defend the United States but rather looks to bring sustained attention to the sources of anti-Americanism, its present variety, and its likely trajectory.