Includes bibliographical references and index.

A Cultivation Theory Perspective of Worldwide National Impressions of the United States / Richard Jackson Harris, Joseph Andrew Karafa -- Latent Destiny: Perverse Readings of the Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere / Mckenzie Wark -- The Basis for Perception / Herbert I. Schiller -- U.S. Image and the Political Factor -- Image of the U.S. Foreign Policy toward India among Indian Media and Policy Makers / Kuldip R. Rampal -- From Savior to Villain: Redefining America in South Korea / Jae-Kyoung Lee -- Political Resentment versus Cultural Submission: The Duality of U.S. Representations in Bulgarian Media / Dina Iordanova -- U.S. Image Reflected through Cartoons in Turkish Newspapers / Ayseli Usluata -- Mass Media and the U.S. Image: An Algerian Perspective / Laid Zaghlami -- U.S. Image and the Cultural Factor -- Images of the U.S. as Perceived by U.S. Students in France / Robert M. Mckenzie -- American TV through the Eyes of German Teenagers / Allen W. Palmer, Thomas Hafen -- Anglo-American Attitudes: Affirmations and Refutations of "Americanicity" in British Television Advertising / Jane Stokes -- As Others See the United States: A View from Canada / Sherry Devereaux Ferguson, Hilary Horan, Alexandra Ferguson -- The Paradoxical Brazilian Views Concerning American Media Products / Alex Fernando Teixeira Primo -- From an Island Nation: Maltese Perception of the U.S. / Peggy Bieber-Roberts, Pauline Abela -- What Does America Symbolize to the Urban, Educated Youth in India? / Udita Das -- Imperfect Paradise: The Image of the U.S. on Chinese TV / Ersu Ding -- U.S. Image and the Entertainment Factor -- Television and Perceptions of U.S. Society in Japan / Shinichi Saito -- Is the American Way Really the Right Way? A South African Perspective / Hennie J. Groenewald, Annelie M.E. Naude, Lynnette M. Serfontein -- Where Are Those Tall Buildings: The Impact of U.S. Media on Thais' Perceptions of Americans / Daradirek Ekachai, Mary Hinchcliff-Pelias, Rosechongporn Komolsevin -- Television Viewing and the Perception of the United States by Greek Teenagers / Thimios Zaharopoulos -- "America, the Beautiful": Israeli Children's Perception of the U.S. through a Wrestling Television Series / Dafna Lemish -- The Genesis of the American Image in Arabic Literature (1600s-1800s) / Rania M. Hegazi, Beverly Jensen -- American Programs on Egyptian Television: Prospects and Concerns / Hussein Y. Amin -- Battling Standards Worldwide: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Fight for Their Lives / Joanne M. Lisosky.