<b>The world's greatest public intellectual</b>

Observer

<b>One of the finest minds of the twentieth century</b>

The New Yorker

<b>When the sun sets on the American empire, as it will, as it must, Noam Chomsky's work will survive</b>

- Arundhati Roy,

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<b>A rebel without a pause</b>

- Bono,

Arguably the most important intellectual alive

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The closest thing in the English-speaking world to an intellectual superstar

Guardian

‘One of the greatest, most radical public thinkers of our time’ ARUNDHATI ROY

Discover the essential guide to Chomsky and his brilliant ideas on the global state of affairs

An extraordinary collection of Chomsky's speeches and his interviews with David Barsamian, edited by Arthur Naiman. With exceptional clarity and power of argument, Noam Chomsky lays bare as no one else can the realities of contemporary geopolitics.

Including classic essays such as:

* What Uncle Sam Really Wants
* The Prosperous Few and the Restless Many
* Secrets, Lies and Democracy
* The Common Good

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With exceptional clarity and power of argument, Noam Chomsky lays bare as no one else can the realities of contemporary geopolitics. This title collects speeches and interviews with Chomsky. It includes What Uncle Sam Really Wants; The Prosperous Few and the Restless Many; Secrets, Lies and Democracy; and, The Common Good.
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Product details

ISBN
9780241145388
Published
2012-05-03
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Weight
403 gr
Height
233 mm
Width
152 mm
Thickness
25 mm
Age
01, U, P, 05, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
336

Author

Biographical note

Noam Chomsky is institute professor emeritus in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and lau­reate 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 numer­ous international awards, Chomsky has written over one hundred books, including the bestselling political works Hegemony or Survival, Failed States, and Who Rules the World?.