{"product_id":"0393356728-the_ugly_american","title":"The Ugly American","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe multi-million-copy bestseller that blends truth and fiction in a “devastating indictment of American policy” (New York Times Book Review).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA piercing exposé of American incompetence and corruption in Southeast Asia, The Ugly American captivated the nation when it was first published in 1958. The book introduces readers to an unlikely hero in the titular “ugly American”―and to the ignorant politicians and arrogant ambassadors who ignore his empathetic and commonsense advice. In linked stories and vignettes set in the fictional nation of Sarkhan, William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick draw an incisive portrait of American foreign policy gone dangerously wrong―and how it might be fixed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEerily relevant sixty years after its initial publication, The Ugly American reminds us that “today, as the battle for hearts and minds has shifted to the Middle East, we still can’t speak Sarkhanese” (New York Times).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiterature \u0026amp; Fiction\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre Fiction\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003ePolitical\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Used - Very Good","offer_id":48186197573822,"sku":"0393356728-3","price":13.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/71xJs4Zwf_L.jpg?v=1784733850","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/0393356728-the_ugly_american","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}