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Power and Terror: Conflict, Hegemony, and the Rule of Force
by
Noam Chomsky
This updated and significantly revised edition explores the dynamics of power relationships and international negotiations and the use of terror between the United States and Western countries and the nations of the Middle East in the post-9/11 era.Chomsky looks back to patterns since World War II to show how acts of terrorism today cannot be understood outside the context...more
Paperback, 220 pages
Published
April 1st 2011
by Paradigm Publishers
(first published 2011)
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This book seems a bit repetitive. It is a collection of articles, interviews, and speeches,all of which are about the topic indicated in the title of the novel (much to your surprise, I'm sure). My main issue lies not with what Chomsky writes here or with the content of the interviews, but the collection overall.
For example, speeches and interviews tend not to be as conducive to complex analysis as essays or articles are, meaning that overarching themes or ideas are emphasized at the expense of...more
For example, speeches and interviews tend not to be as conducive to complex analysis as essays or articles are, meaning that overarching themes or ideas are emphasized at the expense of...more
I have read many of Chomsky's books and always find them enlightening and erudite. This book prompted me to watch some of his lectures on You Tube and though he is getting pretty old, he is still very involved in the struggle against imperialism and war.
(Un)fortunately I am from a country bombed by US and NATO in 'humanitarian mission'. So I already knew some of the facts from the book. Anyway it is a very good read, and gives a different view on a global events.
A fascinating if slightly repetitive collection of interviews and lectures. Upsettingly thought-provoking.
Made me want to throw things!
Everything you really kind'a "knew" anyway, but starkly and well informed confirmation...
Still makes me want to throw things....
Everything you really kind'a "knew" anyway, but starkly and well informed confirmation...
Still makes me want to throw things....
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Avram Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, political activist, author, and lecturer. He is an Institute Professor and professor emeritus of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Chomsky is credited with the creation of the theory of generative grammar, considered to be one of the most significant contributions to the field of linguistics made in the 20th century. H...more
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Chomsky is credited with the creation of the theory of generative grammar, considered to be one of the most significant contributions to the field of linguistics made in the 20th century. H...more
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