A revealing look at how, as the process of post–cold war European unification has progressed, anti-Americanism has proven to be a useful ideology for the definition of a new European identity. The author details the elements—some cultural, some irrational—in this disturbing movement and tells why it is likely to remain a feature of relations between the United States and Europe for the foreseeable future.

A revealing look at how, as the process of post–cold war European unification has progressed, anti-Americanismhas proven to be a useful ideology for the definition of a new European identity. The author details the elements—some cultural, some irrational—in this disturbing movement and tells why it is likely to remain a feature of relations between the United States and Europe for the foreseeable future.

In his analysis of Europe's ambivalence toward jihadist terror and the spread of aggressive Islamism, with particular emphasis on the European responses—or lack thereof—to this violent anti-modernism, Russell A. Berman describes how some European countries opt for appeasement and apologetics, whereas others muster the strength to defend their way of life and stand up for freedom. He describes a complex continent of different nations and traditions to further our understanding of the range of reactions to Islamism.