novel "The Ugly American" by Eugene Burdick and William Lederer (for his film adaptation)

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film novel

The novel "The Ugly American" by Eugene Burdick and William Lederer is a Cold War–era political satire that critiques American diplomatic arrogance and cultural insensitivity in Southeast Asia.

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novel "The Ugly American" by Eugene Burdick and William Lederer (for his film adaptation) canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film ⓘ novel ⓘ
author	Eugene Burdick NERFINISHED ⓘ William Lederer NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn	The Ugly American NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
genre	Cold War fiction ⓘ political drama film ⓘ political novel ⓘ satirical novel ⓘ
hasAdaptation	The Ugly American (1963 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced	debate on U.S. diplomacy in Asia ⓘ debate on U.S. foreign aid ⓘ
language	English ⓘ English ⓘ
mainSubject	American diplomacy in Southeast Asia ⓘ American foreign policy ⓘ Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ diplomacy ⓘ
mediaType	print ⓘ
publicationDate	1958 ⓘ
publisher	W. W. Norton & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
releaseDate	1963 ⓘ
setting	fictional Southeast Asian country ⓘ
theme	American diplomatic arrogance ⓘ anti-communism ⓘ cultural insensitivity ⓘ cultural understanding ⓘ

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