The Ugly American
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The Ugly American
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The Ugly American is a 1958 political novel by Eugene Burdick and William Lederer that depicts the failures of the U.S. diplomatic corps in Southeast Asia. The book caused a sensation in diplomatic circles and had major political implications. The Peace Corps was established during the Kennedy administration partly as a result of the book. The bestseller has remained continuously in print and is one of the most influential American political novels. It has been called an "iconic Cold War text."
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1958 political novel by Eugene Burdick and William Lederer
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ugly_American
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