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

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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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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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