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Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World

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Introspective journey through America's global footprint.

"Notes on a Foreign Country" is crucial reading for anyone eager to grasp the complexities of American influence abroad. Suzy Hansen's experiences illuminate the stark contrast between how Americans view themselves and how they are perceived in other countries. The book offers a raw, unflinching look at the weight of being an American overseas, making it a stellar choice for readers ready to confront challenging truths about their nation's role on the international stage.

  • Pulitzer Prize Nominee for General Nonfiction (2018)
  • Cornelius Ryan Award (2017)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World

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ISBN: 9780374280048
Authors: Suzy Hansen
Date of Publication: 2017-08-15
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Politics, Biographies & Memoirs, Travel, History
Goodreads rating: 4.05
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In the wake of the September 11 attacks and the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, Suzy Hansen, who grew up in an insular conservative town in New Jersey, was enjoying early success as a journalist for a high-profile New York newspaper. Seeking to understand the Muslim world that had been reduced to scaremongering headlines, she moved to Istanbul. Hansen arrived in Istanbul with romantic ideas about a mythical city perched between East and West, and with a naïve sense of the Islamic world beyond. Over the course of her many years of living in Turkey and traveling in Greece, Egypt, Afghanistan, and Iran, she learned a great deal about these countries and their cultures and histories and politics. But the greatest, most unsettling surprise would be what she learned about her own country—and herself, an American abroad in the era of American decline. Blending memoir, journalism, and history, and deeply attuned to the voices of those she met on her travels, Notes on a Foreign Country is a moving reflection on America’s place in the world. It is a powerful journey of self-discovery and revelation—a profound reckoning with what it means to be American in a moment of grave national and global turmoil.
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Introspective journey through America's global footprint.

"Notes on a Foreign Country" is crucial reading for anyone eager to grasp the complexities of American influence abroad. Suzy Hansen's experiences illuminate the stark contrast between how Americans view themselves and how they are perceived in other countries. The book offers a raw, unflinching look at the weight of being an American overseas, making it a stellar choice for readers ready to confront challenging truths about their nation's role on the international stage.

  • Pulitzer Prize Nominee for General Nonfiction (2018)
  • Cornelius Ryan Award (2017)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.