Publisher's description. From Edward Snowden and Palestinian-Israeli relations to political philosophy and the nature of democracy, <i>Because We Say So</i> offers a cross-section of perspectives on the question of America's ongoing hegemony.

Penguin

Chomsky is one of a small band of individuals fighting a whole industry. And that makes him not only brilliant, but heroic

- Arundhati Roy,

Chomsky's work is neither theoretical, nor ideological: it is passionate and righteous

Times Literary Supplement

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<b>The world's greatest public intellectual </b>

Observer

Because We Say So is Noam Chomsky's essential counter punch to American hegemony

In 1962, the eminent statesman Dean Acheson enunciated a principle that has dominated global politics ever since: that no legal issue arises when the United States responds to a challenge to its 'power, position, and prestige'. In short, whatever the world may think, U.S. actions are legitimate because they say so.

Spanning the impact of Edward Snowden's whistleblowing and Palestinian-Israeli relations to deeper reflections on political philosophy and the importance of a commons to democracy, Because We Say So takes American imperialism head on.

'Noam Chomsky is one of a small band of individuals fighting a whole industry. And that makes him not only brilliant, but heroic' Arundhati Roy

'The world's greatest public intellectual' Observer

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Covering subjects as diverse as climate change, terrorism, cyberwar, the Middle East, state power and the threat to democracy, Chomsky shows time and again where the real truth lies.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780241972489
Publisert
2016
Utgiver
Vendor
Penguin Books Ltd
Vekt
134 gr
Høyde
178 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
13 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
208

Forfatter

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Noam Chomsky is institute professor emeritus in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and lau­reate professor in the Agnes Nelms Haury Program in Environment and Social Justice at the University of Arizona. His work is widely credited with having revolutionized the field of modern linguistics, and he is equally renowned for his incisive writings on global affairs and U.S. foreign policy. The single most cited and published living author, winner of numer­ous international awards, Chomsky has written over one hundred books, including the bestselling political works Hegemony or Survival, Failed States, and Who Rules the World?.