Das Amerika der Autoren: von Kafka bis 09/11
Seit deutsche Autoren über Amerika, genauer: die USA schreiben, geschieht dies in einer Ambivalenz von Faszination und Abwehr. Aber erst im 20., dem >amerikanischen< Jahrhundert, entfalten sich die widersprüchlichen Gefühle in vorher nicht gekannter Breite. Zugleich aber sind si…
"For over four decades, Martin Scorsese has been the chronicler of an obsessive society, where material possessions and physical comfort are valued, where the pursuit of individual improvement is rewarded and where male prerogative is respected and preserved." "Scorsese has ofte…
"For over four decades, Martin Scorsese has been the chronicler of an obsessive society, where material possessions and physical comfort are valued, where the pursuit of individual improvement is rewarded and where male prerogative is respected and preserved." "Scorsese has ofte…
It has never been more important for Americans to understand why the world both hates and loves the United States. In What They Think of Us, a remarkable group of writers from the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and Latin America describes the world's profoundly ambivalent attitudes …