The 2008 US presidential election was a 'global event.' Across the world, countries felt they had a major stake in this election. This study investigates the perception of the candidates, the issues, and the importance of the 2008 election from abroad and discovers that these shared perceptions amount to a 'world view'. INDICE: The US Presidential Election in 2008: An Introduction to a 'GlobalEvent'; M.Maass - Mexico: Between Skepticism, Hope, and Disillusion; T.Cieslik - The 2008 Presidential Election: The View From Venezuela; L.Burns - Brazil:Between Continuity and Change; J.Pontes Nogueira K.M.Kenkel - Admiration Reborn: The British View of the US Presidential Election; A.Quinn - Oh La La: Obamania à la Française; R.Anand - Russian Perceptions of the 2008 US PresidentialElection: A Case for General Optimism or 'Russian' Optimism?; J.Dwyer P.Lentini - Israeli Views on the US Presidential Election: Between Perception and Reality; R.Olesker - Palestine's View of the 2008 US Presidential Election; M.Masad - How the UAE and the Gulf Region Viewed the US-American Presidential Election in 2008; K.Christie - The Iranian Perspective on the US Presidential Election of 2008; G.Cheng - Pakistan and the US Election in 2008; M.Ahmar - ChineseViews of US Presidential Election; S.Han J.Kai - Japan and the US election; R.Dujarric - A 'Global Event' With Global Stakeholders: Obama's Election and the 'Idea' of America; M.Maass
- ISBN: 978-0-230-61868-8
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 288
- Fecha Publicación: 13/01/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés