The Illusion of Ignorance

The Illusion of Ignorance
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Publisher : University Press of America
Total Pages : 265
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ISBN-10 : 9780761853541
ISBN-13 : 0761853545
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Book Synopsis The Illusion of Ignorance by : Janice Lee Jayes

Download or read book The Illusion of Ignorance written by Janice Lee Jayes and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2011 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Illusion of Ignorance examines the cultural politics of the American encounter with Porfirian Mexico as a precursor and model for the twentieth-century American encounter with the world ... The Illusion of Ignorance argues that American ignorance of the experience of other nations is not so much a barrier to better understanding of the world, but a strategy Americans have chosen to maintain their vision of the U.S. relationship with the world."--Back cover.


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