In the late 1980s, in the midst of Reagan's interventions in Central America, Chomsky travelled to Nicaragua and gave the lectures that became On Power and Ideology. The lectures provide a master class in foreign policy analysis from an intellectual at the height of his powers, covering everything from the US domestic basis of its overseas actions, to the pernicious concept of 'National Security' and its destabilising effect, to the broad framework of global imperial order which the United States seeks to maintain. A defining moment in the Cold War meets a defining moment in the career of one of its most important critics.
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Chomsky's combative lectures from Nicaragua during the Cold War period, given at the height of his intellectual prowess.
Preface to the 2015 Edition Preface Lecture 1: The Overall Framework of Order Lecture 2: Containing Internal Aggression Lecture 3: Our Little Region Over Here Lecture 4: National Security Policy Lecture 5: The Domestic Scene Bibliographical Notes
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ISBN
9780745335445
Publisert
2015-03-20
Utgiver
Vendor
Pluto Press
Vekt
204 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Aldersnivå
Trade, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
208

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Biographical note

Noam Chomsky is one of the most cited scholars in history and has profoundly shaped contemporary understanding of American politics. An ally of anarcho-syndicalists the world over, he has authored numerous books on linguistics, history and politics. He is Institute Professor (emeritus) in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT, and Laureate Professor of Linguistics and Agnese Nelms Haury Chair in the Program in Environment and Social Justice at the University of Arizona.