What are the roots of the Israel-Palestinian conflict? Why has the US-brokered "peace process" repeatedly failed to deliver peace? What are the prospects for a just resolution? What interests underlie current US strategic doctrines in the Middle East, especially in its redeclared "war on terrorism" [...]
Western societies are divided more clearly than ever before into the haves and the have-nots, the needy and the greedy. In addition, neoliberal doctrines have been reshaped into more effective instruments of oppression and domination. Through a fascinating dialogue with long-time collaborator and fe[...]
'The most we can hope for I suppose is that every reporter might one day carry World Orders, Old and New around in his back pocket' Robert Fisk, Independent 'Chomsky's work is neither theoretical, nor ideological: it is passionate and righteous. It has some of the qualities of Revelations, the Old[...]
In a revised and updated edition, Chomsky untangles the intricacies of the US-Israeli-Palestinian relationship. He covers the significant developments of the 1980s and 1990s, aiming to provide a corrective to the mythmaking that has obscured the real history of "peace" negotiations in the region.[...]
'A powerful and convincing alternative framework for understanding the NATO war on Yugoslavia.' Edward S. Herman 'Thank God for Noam Chomsky ...Ruthless in his analysis of Nato's lies, relentless in his emphasis on the parallels between Kosovo, Central America and Turkey, he believes that this year[...]
Noam Chomsky argues that, contrary to popular perception, the real 'rogue' states in the world today are not the dictator-led developing countries we hear about in the news, but the United States and its allies. He challenges the legal and humanitarian reasons given to justify intervention in global[...]
Since the early 1960s, few other countries have endured more acts of terrorism against civilian targets than Cuba, and the US has had its hand in much of it. This book gives a voice to the victims. Keith Bolender brings to bear the enormous impact that terrorism has had on Cuba's civilian population[...]
Noam Chomsky analyses US foreign policy in the Middle East in the 10 years since 9/11. Includes 3 previously unpublished essays.[...]
The year 1999 saw two major international crises which, looked at side-by-side with characteristic acuity by Chomsky, starkly illuminate the strategies of the Western powers in the new century. "(Chomsky is) one of the West's most influential intellectuals in the cause of peace".--"The Independent".[...]
A controversial and provocative new intervention from the world's greatest dissident intellectual.
In a potent act of myth busting, Noam Chomsky turns his critical gaze upon the Kennedy Administration and draws controversial parallels between the Presidency of JFK and that of Ronald Reagan. With particular focus on the Vietnam War, Rethinking Camelot shows that Kennedy had little intention in wit[...]
Chomsky ends his preface to The Culture of Terrorism with the words, "As the latest inheritors of a grim tradition, we should at least have the integrity to look in the mirror without evasion". The tradition to which he is referring is none other than the Western imperial project and in encouraging [...]
Exploring "the great work of subjugation and conquest" which began with Columbus, in Year 501 Chomsky surveys the history of American imperial power in the ensuing 500 years that followed. Touching on everything from the British in India to the Americans in Beirut, Year 501 is a searing condemnation[...]
Lucidly written, thoroughly documented, and featuring a new Afterword by the author, "Hegemony or Survival" is today's most influential thinker's definitive statement on America's alleged quest for global dominance.[...]
A collection of previously unpublished interviews presents the critical thoughts of the noted scholar, activist, and author of Hegemony and Survival on American foreign policy in the increasingly unstable global community following September 11th, sharing his views on the invasion and occupation of [...]
The sequel to Hegemony or Survival offers a comprehensive analysis of the foreign and domestic policies of the United States--a global superpower that has long claimed the right to reshape other nations while its own democratic institutions are in severe crisis and its policies and practices have re[...]
A compelling new set of interviews on our changing and turbulent times with Noam Chomsky, one of the world's foremost thinkersIn this new collection of conversations, conducted from 2010 to 2012, Noam Chomsky explores the most immediate and urgent concerns: the future of democracy in the Arab world,[...]
Addresses some of the urgent questions which have been posed by the war in Afghanistan.
Edited by Tony Simpson
Tony Simpson - Editorial: From Hiroshima to Fukushima
Terumi Tanaka - Hibakusha and Fukushima
Hachiro Sato - Fukushimaâs Quagmire
Helen Caldicott - Fukushimaâs Radioactive Elements
Seiji Takato - Black Rain
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Interventions by Noam Chomsky is getting new press after the Pentagon banned the book from Guantanamo Bay's prison library. "The""Miami Herald" broke the story on October 11, 2009 and stories followed in "The Washington Independent," the "Boston Herald," and other outlets. "Democracy Now " picked up[...]
"Unwavering political contrarian Noam Chomsky smart-bombs the U.S. military's global "Interventions" (City Lights). Shock and awe!"--"Vanity Fair""Making the Future" presents more than fifty concise and persuasively argued commentaries on U.S. politics and policies, written between 2007 and 2011.Tak[...]
In his 1988 CBC Massey Lecture, Noam Chomsky inquires into the nature of the media in a political system where the population cannot be disciplined by force and thus must be subjected to more subtle forms of ideological control. Specific cases are illustrated in detail, using the U.S. media primaril[...]
ContentsForeword by Edward W. Said
Preface to the Updated Edition
1. Fanning the Flames
2. The Origins of the "Special Relationship"
3. Rejectionism and Accommodation
4. Isreal and Palestine: Historical Backgrounds
5. Peace for Galilee
6. Aftermath
7. The Road to Arma[...]
Renowned interviewer David Barsamian showcases his unique access to Chomky's thinking on a number of topics of contemporary and historical import. In an interview conducted after the important November 1999 "Battle in Seattle," Chomsky discusses prospects for building a movement to challenge corpora[...]
Noam Chomsky is one of the most influential thinkers of our time, yet his views are often misunderstood. In this previously unpublished series of interviews, Chomsky discusses his iconoclastic and important ideas concerning language, human nature and politics. In dialogue with James McGilvray, Profe[...]