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Castaneda has made an important contribution to the difficult genre of analyzing the United States from an outsider's perspective. Such work is rather challenging given the size of the country and the complexity of issues it faces. * Krystof Kozak, Charles University, H-Net Reviews * Presents a foreigner's assessment of the nearexistentialist struggle currently gripping American society and how it might be alleviated, examining whether consumer society has stamped a sameness on Americans and whether the perennial claim of American exceptionalism can still be justified. * Journal of Economic Literature (Volume 59, no. 1) * Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico Jorge Castaneda has written a brilliant, moving, and utterly frank portrait of the USA in the world-with genuine respect, affection, and a critical but fair eye on our nation's foibles as well. A masterpiece that belongs on every diplomat's bookshelf. * Admiral James Stavridis, Former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO and Dean, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University * A brave and penetrating book full of deep insights into the self-proclaimed exceptionalism of (North) Americans, written by Mexico's most thoughtful critic (and defender). It's all here: race and religion; diversity and humor; the hypocrisy of drug and immigration policies; the middle class, education, and inequality; as well as amazing economic success, capped by a deliberately built democratic dysfunctionality. * John H. Coatsworth, Provost, Columbia University * Astute... A largely detached observer offers a series of digestible, timely assessments of the U.S. * Kirkus * In this personal, analytical, and intuitive consideration of the United States, Castaneda argues that the special isolated position of America is changing - and with that change comes a necessary attention to the rest of the world... America through Foreign Eyes seems a poignant read for 2020, as the election burns on, but one that will also last beyond this year. * Los Angeles Review of Books * [Jorge G. Castaneda] critically dissects what's gone wrong from the perspective of a well-informed and often admiring outsider. As has often been true, the eyes of an outsider prove more lucid than those of natives... [An] important read [with] impeccable timing. * Washington Post *

"Casta~neda has made an important contribution to the difficult genre of analyzing the United States from an outsider's perspective. Such work is rather challenging given the size of the country and the complexity of issues it faces. * Kryštof Koz'ak, Charles University, H-Net Reviews * Presents a foreigner's assessment of the nearexistentialist struggle currently gripping American society and how it might be alleviated, examining whether consumer society has stamped a sameness on Americans and whether the perennial claim of American exceptionalism can still be justified. * Journal of Economic Literature (Volume 59, no. 1) * Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico Jorge Castañeda has written a brilliant, moving, and utterly frank portrait of the USA in the world-with genuine respect, affection, and a critical but fair eye on our nation's foibles as well. A masterpiece that belongs on every diplomat's bookshelf. * Admiral James Stavridis, Former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO and Dean, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University * A brave and penetrating book full of deep insights into the self-proclaimed exceptionalism of (North) Americans, written by Mexico's most thoughtful critic (and defender). It's all here: race and religion; diversity and humor; the hypocrisy of drug and immigration policies; the middle class, education, and inequality; as well as amazing economic success, capped by a deliberately built democratic dysfunctionality. * John H. Coatsworth, Provost, Columbia University * Astute... A largely detached observer offers a series of digestible, timely assessments of the U.S. * Kirkus * In this personal, analytical, and intuitive consideration of the United States, Castañeda argues that the special isolated position of America is changing - and with that change comes a necessary attention to the rest of the world... America through Foreign Eyes seems a poignant read for 2020, as the election burns on, but one that will also last beyond this year. * Los Angeles Review of Books * [Jorge G. Castañeda] critically dissects what's gone wrong from the perspective of a well-informed and often admiring outsider. As has often been true, the eyes of an outsider prove more lucid than those of natives... [An] important read [with] impeccable timing."" * Washington Post *"

"Castañeda has made an important contribution to the difficult genre of analyzing the United States from an outsider's perspective. Such work is rather challenging given the size of the country and the complexity of issues it faces. * Kryštof Kozák, Charles University, H-Net Reviews * Presents a foreigner's assessment of the nearexistentialist struggle currently gripping American society and how it might be alleviated, examining whether consumer society has stamped a sameness on Americans and whether the perennial claim of American exceptionalism can still be justified. * Journal of Economic Literature (Volume 59, no. 1) * Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico Jorge Castañeda has written a brilliant, moving, and utterly frank portrait of the USA in the world-with genuine respect, affection, and a critical but fair eye on our nation's foibles as well. A masterpiece that belongs on every diplomat's bookshelf. * Admiral James Stavridis, Former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO and Dean, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University * A brave and penetrating book full of deep insights into the self-proclaimed exceptionalism of (North) Americans, written by Mexico's most thoughtful critic (and defender). It's all here: race and religion; diversity and humor; the hypocrisy of drug and immigration policies; the middle class, education, and inequality; as well as amazing economic success, capped by a deliberately built democratic dysfunctionality. * John H. Coatsworth, Provost, Columbia University * Astute... A largely detached observer offers a series of digestible, timely assessments of the U.S. * Kirkus * In this personal, analytical, and intuitive consideration of the United States, Castañeda argues that the special isolated position of America is changing - and with that change comes a necessary attention to the rest of the world... America through Foreign Eyes seems a poignant read for 2020, as the election burns on, but one that will also last beyond this year. * Los Angeles Review of Books * [Jorge G. Castañeda] critically dissects what's gone wrong from the perspective of a well-informed and often admiring outsider. As has often been true, the eyes of an outsider prove more lucid than those of natives... [An] important read [with] impeccable timing."" * Washington Post *"

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Jorge G. Castañeda was Foreign Minister of Mexico from 2000 to 2003. In 1997, he was appointed Global Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Latin American Studies at New York University. He has been a Member of the Board of Human Rights Watch since 2003. In April 2008, Castañeda was elected Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and International Member of the American Philosophical Society. He has more than 15 books published in the United States and elsewhere, including Compañero: The Life and Death of Che Guevara.

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