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OverviewThe essential introduction to Chomsky's political ideas With exceptional clarity and power of argument, Noam Chomsky lays bare as no one else can the realities of contemporary geopolitics. Divided into four sections and originally published in the US as individual short books which have collectively sold over half a million copies, How the World Works is a collection of speeches and interviews with Chomsky by David Barsamian, edited by Arthur Naiman. It includes What Uncle Sam Really Wants, about US foreign policy; The Prosperous Few and the Restless Many, about the new global economy, food, Third World 'economic miracles' and the roots of racism; Secrets, Lies and Democracy, about the US, the CIA, religious fundamentalism, global inequality and the coming eco-catastrophe; and The Common Good, about equality, freedom, the media, the myth of Third World debt and manufacturing dissent. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Noam ChomskyPublisher: Penguin Books Ltd Imprint: Hamish Hamilton Ltd Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.30cm Weight: 0.403kg ISBN: 9780241145388ISBN 10: 0241145384 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 03 May 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsThe world's greatest public intellectual * Observer * One of the finest minds of the twentieth century * The New Yorker * When the sun sets on the American empire, as it will, as it must, Noam Chomsky's work will survive -- Arundhati Roy A rebel without a pause -- Bono Author InformationNoam Chomsky is institute professor emeritus in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and lau-reate professor in the Agnes Nelms Haury Program in Environment and Social Justice at the University of Arizona. His work is widely credited with having revolutionized the field of modern linguistics, and he is equally renowned for his incisive writings on global affairs and U.S. foreign policy. The single most cited and published living author, winner of numer-ous international awards, Chomsky has written over one hundred books, including the bestselling political works Hegemony or Survival, Failed States, and Who Rules the World?. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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