The Ugly American
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The Ugly American is a 1958 political novel by William Lederer and Eugene Burdick, later adapted into a 1963 film, that critiques American diplomatic and military conduct in Southeast Asia during the Cold War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Ugly American canonical | 4 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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novel ⓘ pejorative term ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | The Ugly American (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
Eugene Burdick
NERFINISHED
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William Lederer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Ugly American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
American diplomatic conduct in Southeast Asia
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American military conduct in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| describes | perceived arrogant behavior of Americans abroad ⓘ |
| genre |
political drama
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political fiction ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasDeweyDecimalClassification | 327.73 ⓘ |
| hasInfluencedTerm | ugly American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLibraryOfCongressClassification | E183.8 .S65 L4 ⓘ |
| hasOCLCNumber | 458036 ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 285 ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
anti-communism
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cultural misunderstanding ⓘ development aid ⓘ grassroots diplomacy ⓘ imperialism ⓘ |
| influenced |
debate on U.S. diplomacy in the developing world
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debate on U.S. foreign aid ⓘ |
| language |
English
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English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Cold War literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American foreign policy
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American foreign policy in Southeast Asia ⓘ Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ diplomacy ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| originallyPublishedIn | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate |
1958
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1963 ⓘ |
| publisher | W. W. Norton & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfSetting | 1950s ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.