Estados Unidos: En La Intimidad Y a la Distancia / United States: Up Close and at a Distance
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Termina la segunda década del siglo XXI y la cultura estadounidense es globalmente omnipresente, lo mismo que su injerencia política. Estados Unidos es la primera economía del mundo, la principal potencia militar y el país líder en innovación tecnológica. Cómo es posible que un país tan relativamente joven se haya vuelto así de dominante? Por qué es tan excepcional la trayectoria de Estados Unidos? O... lo es realmente?
En este libro, Jorge G. Castañeda presenta una revisión analítica e intuitiva de su experiencia en el país durante el último medio siglo y deja claro por qué los extranjeros pueden ayudar a desentrañar la verdadera naturaleza de Estados Unidos. Basado en su experiencia directa y en un amplio conocimiento de las más diversas fuentes, Castañeda examina los aspectos fundamentales de la historia y la cultura estadounidense, tanto los luminosos como los problemáticos: el surgimiento de la primera clase media del mundo, la democracia y sus descontentos, el sincretismo cultural, el humor autocrítico, el genio innovador, la hipocresía de sus políticas migratorias y antidrogas, la pena de muerte, el racismo, la religión y el diseño inteligente. Pensado y escrito originalmente para el público estadounidense, este libro ofrece una radiografía y, a la vez, una pintura de paisaje de Estados Unidos, una obra clave para entender a ese país en un momento crítico de su historia. «Este libro es el resultado de muchos años de vivir, estudiar, madurar, dar clase y conversar en Estados Unidos. Surge de tratar con las autoridades estadounidenses de gobierno a gobierno, y de sociedad civil a sociedad civil. Durante el último medio siglo, he disfrutado la amistad cercana y duradera de muchos norteamericanos, y he observado con ellos la evolución de su país en la intimidad y a la distancia. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The second decade of the 21st century ends, and American culture is globally pervasive, as is its political interference. The United States is the world's leading economy, the leading military power, and the leading country in technological innovation. How is it possible that such a relatively young country has become so dominant? Why is the trajectory of the United States so exceptional? Or... is it really?Jorge Castañeda nació en la ciudad de México en 1953. Destacada figura del ámbito público mexicano, fue secretario de Relaciones Exteriores de México (2000-2003) y buscó convertirse en candidato independiente a la Presidencia de la República. Por más de 25 años ha sido profesor en la UNAM, y actualmente es catedrático en la Universidad de Nueva York. También es articulista de los diarios Reforma, El País y de la revista TIME; es miembro de la Junta de Gobierno de Human Rights Watch, de la American Academy of Arts and Science y de la American Philosophical Society.
Entre sus libros, traducidos a varios idiomas y publicados en América Latina, Estados Unidos y Europa, destacan Límites en la Amistad: México y Estados Unidos, La utopía desarmada, La Vida en Rojo: Una biografía del Che Guevara, La Herencia: Arqueología de la sucesión presidencial en México, Somos Muchos: Ideas para el porvenir, La diferencia: Radiografía de un sexenio, Ex-Mex: From Migrants to Immigrants, ¿Y México por qué no?, El narco: la guerra fallida (con Rubén Aguilar), Un Futuro para México y Regreso al Futuro (con Héctor Aguilar Camín), y Mañana o pasado. El misterio de los mexicanos.
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