Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Introductory Perspectives
1. A Cultivation Theory Perspective of Worldwide National Impressions of the United States Richard Jackson Harris and Joseph Andrew Karafa
2. Latent Destiny: Perverse Readings of the Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere Mckenzie Wark
3. The Basis for Perception Herbert I. Schiller
Part II. U.S. Image and the Political Factor
4. Image of the U.S. Foreign Policy toward India among Indian Media and Policy Makers Kuldip R. Rampal
5. From Savior to Villain: Redefining America in South Korea Jae-Kyoung Lee
6. Political Resentment versus Cultural Submission: The Duality of U.S. Representations in Bulgarian Media Dina Iordanova
7. U.S. Image Reflected through Cartoons in Turkish Newspapers Ayseli Usluata
8. Mass Media and the U.S. Image: An Algerian Perspective Laid Zaghlami
Part III. U.S. Image and the Cultural Factor
9. Images of the U.S. as Perceived by U.S. Students in France Robert M. McKenzie
10. American TV through the Eyes of German Teenagers Allen W. Palmer and Thomas Hafen
11. Anglo-American Attitudes: Affirmations and Refutations of "Americanicity" in British Television Advertising Jane Stokes
12. As Others See the United States: A View from Canada Sherry Devereaux Ferguson, Hilary Horan, and Alexandra Ferguson
13. The Paradoxical Brazilian Views Concerning American Media Products Alex Fernando Teixeira Primo
14. From an Island Nation: Maltese Perception of the U.S. Peggy Bieber-Roberts and Pauline Abela
15. What Does America Symbolize to the Urban, Educated Youth in India? Udita Das
16. Imperfect Paradise: The Image of the U.S. on Chinese TV Ersu Ding
Part IV. U.S. Image and the Entertainment Factor
17. Television and Perceptions of U.S. Society in Japan Shinichi Saito
18. Is the American Way Really the Right Way? A South African Perspective Hennie J. Groenewald, Annelie M.E. Naude, and Lynnette M. Serfontein
19. Where Are Those Tall Buildings: The Impact of U.S. Media on Thais' Perceptions of Americans Daradirek Ekachai, Mary Hinchcliff-Pelias, and Rosechongporn Komolsevin
20. Television Viewing and the Perception of the United States by Greek Teenagers Thimios Zaharopoulos
21. "America, the Beautiful": Israeli Children's Perception of the U.S. through a Wrestling Television Series Dafna Lemish
22. The Genesis of the American Image in Arabic Literature (1600s–1800s) Rania M. Hegazi and Beverly Jensen
23. American Programs on Egyptian Television: Prospects and Concerns Hussein Y. Amin
24. Battling Standards Worldwide: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Fight for Their Lives Joanne M. Lisosky
About the Editor and Contributors
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