The Ugly Missionary
Much to the embarrassment of the State Department of the United States, The Ugly American by William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick was among the ten best-selling books in the United States for a number of months. And even though there is no integrated plot it is a well-written book with a somewhat t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publishing
1960
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Practical anthropology
Year: 1960, Volume: 7, Issue: 2, Pages: 74-78 |
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| Summary: | Much to the embarrassment of the State Department of the United States, The Ugly American by William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick was among the ten best-selling books in the United States for a number of months. And even though there is no integrated plot it is a well-written book with a somewhat terrifying theme, the incredible cleverness of Communist agents in contrast with the bungling stupidity of American diplomatic personnel. For missionaries the reading of this book can be a highly instructive experience, for from the very first page missionaries can also see their own problems in jarring perspective. In this article Tida draws some of the parallels |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Practical anthropology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/009182966000700205 |