Rethinking Camelot: JFK, the Vietnam War, and U.S. Political Culture

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 [...]
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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 withdrawing until American's foreign interests were secured and Vietnam's place within a system of dependency ensured. For anyone persuaded that changing the world is simply a question of changing its leading figures this work will act both as a bitter pill and a powerful stimulant to action. For too long now, many of Chomsky's most important books have been left to languish. Introducing Pluto's 'Chomsky Perspectives' series: a collectible, beautiful new list, with cover design by David Pearson. Including both enduring favourites and neglected essentials, these books will appeal to the serious Chomsky reader. Already published in the series: Year 501 (9780745335476),On Power and Ideology (9780745335445), After the Cataclysm (9780745335506) and The Washington Connection and Third World Fascism (9780745335490).