The Essential Chomsky
The Essential Chomsky
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For the years, the author's writings on politics and language have established him as a preeminent public intellectual and as one of the original and wide-ranging political and social critics. This title assembles the core of his important writings, including excerpts from his influential texts. It presents a comprehensive overview of his thought.
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The Essential Chomsky by Noam Chomsky
In a single volume, the seminal writings of the world's leading philosopher, linguist and critic, and author of the bestselling Who Rules the World ‘The general population doesn't know what's happening, and it doesn't even know that it doesn't know’ Noam Chomsky Noam Chomsky's writings on politics and language have established him as one of the most original and wide-ranging political and social critics of our time, and as perhaps the leading dissident voice in the United States. The Essential Chomsky brings together selections from his most important writings, from his groundbreaking critique of B.F. Skinner to his bestselling works Hegemony or Survival and Failed States, concerning subjects ranging from critiques of corporate media and U.S. interventionism to intellectual freedom and the political economy of human rights. Featuring a collection of twenty-five pieces of writing spanning six decades, this is an unparalleled and comprehensive overview of Chomsky's thought. ‘Chomsky is arguably the most important intellectual alive’ New York Times
Chomsky ranks with Marx, Shakespeare, and the Bible as one of the ten most quoted sources in the humanities-and is the only writer among them still alive* Guardian *
Chomsky is arguably the most important intellectual alive. * New York Times *
Noam Chomsky is one of the most significant challengers of unjust power and delusions; he goes against every assumption about American altruism and humanitarianism. -- Edward Said
Not to have read [Chomsky] is to court genuine ignorance. * Nation *
A rebel without a pause. -- Bono
Chomsky is arguably the most important intellectual alive. * New York Times *
Noam Chomsky is one of the most significant challengers of unjust power and delusions; he goes against every assumption about American altruism and humanitarianism. -- Edward Said
Not to have read [Chomsky] is to court genuine ignorance. * Nation *
A rebel without a pause. -- Bono
Noam Chomsky is Institute Professor emeritus of linguistics at MIT and the author of numerous seminal books, including Manufacturing Consent, Deterring Democracy and Hegemony or Survival. He was voted the world's leading public intellectual in the 2005 Prospect/Foreign Policy poll. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781847920645 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847920640 |
| Title | The Essential Chomsky |
| Author | Noam Chomsky |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2008-11-27 |
| Number of pages | 528 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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