From East Timor to the Middle East, from the nature of democracy to our place in the natural world, from intellectual politics to the politics of language, Powers and Prospects is a vital compilation of Chomsky's writings on a broad array of subject material. Chomsky lifts the veil of distortions that conceals the workings of history and social policy, and reveals how the 'new' world order is little more than a remarketing of the old. No admirer of Chomsky can afford to be without this timeless selection of his thought. First published in 1996.
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An eclectic collection of Chomsky's writings on subjects ranging from East Timor and the Middle East to linguistics and social policy
Foreword Preface 1. Language and Thought: Some Reflections on Venerable Themes 2. Language and Nature 3. Writers and Intellectual Responsibility 4. Goals and Visions 5. Democracy and Markets in the New World Order 6. The Middle East Settlement: Its Sources and Contours 7. The Great Powers and Human Rights: The Case of East Timor 8. East Timor and World Order Endnotes Index
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ISBN
9780745335643
Publisert
2016-03-20
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Pluto Press
Vekt
309 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Aldersnivå
Trade, G, U, P, 01, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
336

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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.