In the organizer's words:

From the founding to Trump, from imperialism to isolationism, from the promise of mass consumption to climate change, from supremacy to chaos, from promise to danger: the mixed record of the American era. The United States has given itself and the world a tremendous amount - and expected just as much in return. Philipp Gassert's assessment of American history and its international influence is ambivalent and as illuminating as it is sobering as he traces how deeply rooted in the foundation and history of the country are the contradictions that are so openly apparent today and which can hardly be bridged.

This event is part of the Amerikahaus Book Talks series.

Tickets can be purchased at https://eveeno.com/116174893.

Organizer: Stiftung Bayerisches Amerikahaus, Evangelische Stadtakademie

Partner: dtv Verlag

Price information:

Regular admission is 10 euros per person. Admission is free for pupils and students up to the age of 25 and members of the Amerikahaus Association.