
Understanding Power
The Indispensable Chomsky
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A major new collection from "arguably the most important intellectual alive" (The New York Times). Noam Chomsky is universally accepted as one of the preeminent public intellectuals of the modern era. Over the past thirty years, broadly diverse audiences have gathered to attend his sold-out lectures. Now, in Understanding Power, Peter Mitchell and John Schoeffel have assembled the best of Chomsky's recent talks on the past, present, and future of the politics of power.
In a series of enlightening and wide-ranging discussions, all published here for the first time, Chomsky radically reinterprets the events of the past three decades, covering topics from foreign policy during Vietnam to the decline of welfare under the Clinton administration. And as he elucidates the connection between America's imperialistic foreign policy and the decline of domestic social services, Chomsky also discerns the necessary steps to take toward social change. With an eye to political activism and the media's role in popular struggle, as well as U.S. foreign and domestic policy, Understanding Power offers a sweeping critique of the world around us and is definitive Chomsky. Characterized by Chomsky's accessible and informative style, this is the ideal book for those new to his work as well as for those who have been listening for years.
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For many people, this book is THE entry point for being a leftist. It has a casual plain-spoken style which makes it great for everyone. It covers a huge breadth of issues and general topics (some more interesting than others, some more dated, some more relevant than ever).
Ever persuasive and accessible, Chomsky generally identifies as a libertarian-socialist or anarcho-communist. And that is explained here.
This book is good for young people who are learning about politics. It's also good for people like me who want to revisit their old friend Noam.
This book was a great refresher and helped refocus my values.
Leftist 101: start here
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A great book!
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Enlightening
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Prescient
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life changing
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Prophetic Insightful for book written 15 years ag
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