Paul's review
Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance (The American Empire Project)
by Noam Chomsky
Paul's review
Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance (The American Empire Project) by Noam Chomsky
Paul's review
rating:
chomsky's writing style seems scattershot and unfocussed. a barrage of facts drawn from sometimes centuries of loosely connected incidents and political references makes it a frequently less-than-engaging read and difficult to concentrate on alot of the time. then, around halfway into the book he starts to narrow his attention to particular events which he more fully investigates and the readability of the book goes up immensely. no criticism of the content here, which is scrupulous as always, but simply of the writing style and the sense that he is 'easing' into the topic instead of attacking it head on. and the facts presented are scary enough when all considered. he basically hands you all the information to conclude that the u.s. govt. and it's business cohorts are waging an ongoing and long standing campaign to gain control of the world's energy resources. perhaps an accusation that represents a pill too big for most to swallow and hence the need for implication instead of o...more
