How the World Works

How the World Works

by NoamChomsky (Author)

Synopsis

The essential guide to Chomsky and his brilliant ideas on the global state of affairs A collection of Chomsky's speeches and his interviews with David Barsamian, edited by Arthur Naiman. Divided into four clear sections, these extraordinary writings have collectively sold over half a million copies. Including classic essays such as: What Uncle Sam Really Wants - a dissection of US foreign policy The Prosperous Few and the Restless Many - examining the new global economy, food, Third World 'economic miracles' and the roots of racism Secrets, Lies and Democracy - the CIA's actions in relation to religious fundamentalism, global inequality and the coming eco-catastrophe The Common Good - unmissable writing on equality, freedom and the media With exceptional clarity and power of argument, Noam Chomsky lays bare as no one else can the realities of contemporary geopolitics.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Published: 03 May 2012

ISBN 10: 0241145384
ISBN 13: 9780241145388

Author Bio
Noam Chomsky is the bestselling author of over 100 influential political books, including Hegemony or Survival, Imperial Ambitions, Failed States, Interventions, What We Say Goes, Hopes and Prospects, Making the Future, On Anarchism, Masters of Mankind and Who Rules the World. He has also been the subject of numerous books of biography and interviews and has collaborated with journalists on books such as Perilous Power, Gaza in Crisis, and On Palestine. Noam Chomsky is Institute Professor (emeritus) in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Laureate Professor of Linguistics and Agnese Nelms Haury Chair in the Program in Environment and Social Justice at the University of Arizona.