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A Thorn in Transatlantic Relations: American and European Perceptions of Threat and Security (Governance, Security and Development)
Mary N. Hampton
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Description for A Thorn in Transatlantic Relations: American and European Perceptions of Threat and Security (Governance, Security and Development)
Hardcover. The manuscript explains why the United States and Europe perceive threats in the world so differently and why those differences often come close to fracturing trans-Atlantic relations. Series: Governance, Security and Development. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JPB; JPSL; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Americans and Europeans perceive threat differently. Americans remain more religious than Europeans and generally still believe their nation is providentially blessed. American security culture is relatively stable and includes the deeply held belief that existential threat in the world emanates from the work of evil-doers. The US must therefore sometimes intervene militarily against evil. The European Union (EU) security culture model differs from traditional European iterations and from the American variant. The concept of threat as evil lost salience as Western Europe became more secularist. Threats became problems to manage and resolve. The upsurge in anti-immigrant and anti-foreigner sentiment in ... Read more
Americans and Europeans perceive threat differently. Americans remain more religious than Europeans and generally still believe their nation is providentially blessed. American security culture is relatively stable and includes the deeply held belief that existential threat in the world emanates from the work of evil-doers. The US must therefore sometimes intervene militarily against evil. The European Union (EU) security culture model differs from traditional European iterations and from the American variant. The concept of threat as evil lost salience as Western Europe became more secularist. Threats became problems to manage and resolve. The upsurge in anti-immigrant and anti-foreigner sentiment in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Series
Governance, Security and Development
Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137343260
SKU
V9781137343260
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About Mary N. Hampton
Mary Hampton is the Associate Dean of Academics (DEA) at Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), Maxwell AFB.
Reviews for A Thorn in Transatlantic Relations: American and European Perceptions of Threat and Security (Governance, Security and Development)
"Professor Hampton has long been one of the most thoughtful and perceptive observers of America's security relations with Europe. In this wonderful book, Hampton provides a searching exploration of the cultural roots of Atlantic security cooperation and discord, focusing on divergent American and European historical experiences, ideological foundations, and secular-religious cultural identities. Along the way, Hampton offers a vivid and ... Read more