HamiltonHart, Natasha
Hard Interests, Soft Illusions
- ISBN 13:
- 9780801450549
- author:
- HamiltonHart, Natasha
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 243
- Dimensions:
- 15.49 x 2.29 x 23.37 centimetres
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Politics, International Relations,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Hard Interests, Soft Illusions: Southeast Asia and American Power Natasha Hamilton-Hart explores how foreign policy elites in Southeast Asia perceive the United States. She argues that these perceptions are shaped by both objective facts and subjective biases. In this analysis, Hamilton-Hart examines how information landscapes and professional expertise influence beliefs about the US. These opinions often rely on deeply biased understandings of national history, which underpin strategic assessments of the present and future. The author shows how cognitive and affective biases in accessing and using information mean that interests can shape beliefs. This process depends on available information, social organization, and prevailing standards for generating knowledge.
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