In 9-11, published in November 2001 and arguably the single most
influential post 9-11 book, internationally renowned thinker Noam
Chomsky bridged the information gap around the World Trade Center
attacks, cutting through the tangle of political opportunism,
expedient patriotism, and general conformity that choked off American
discourse in the months immediately following. Chomsky placed the
attacks in context, marshaling his deep and nuanced knowledge of
American foreign policy to trace the history of American political
aggression--in the Middle East and throughout Latin America as well as
in Indonesia, in Afghanistan, in India and Pakistan--at the same time
warning against America’s increasing reliance on military rhetoric
and violence in its response to the attacks, and making the critical
point that the mainstream media and public intellectuals were failing
to make: any escalation of violence as a response to violence will
inevitably lead to further, and bloodier, attacks on innocents in
America and around the world. This new edition of 9-11, published on
the tenth anniversary of the attacks and featuring a new preface by
Chomsky, reminds us that today, just as much as ten years ago,
information and clarity remain our most valuable tools in the struggle
to prevent future violence against the innocent, both at home and
abroad.
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Was There an Alternative?
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781609801540
Publisert
2017
Utgiver
Random House Publishing Services
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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