Masters of Mankind
Essays and Lectures, 1969-2013
Seiten
2015
Penguin Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-241-97278-6 (ISBN)
Penguin Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-241-97278-6 (ISBN)
Exposes the real nature of state power. This volume features arguments of empire up to critical examination and shatters the myths of those who protect the power and privilege of the few against the interests and needs to the many.
'Arguably the most important intellectual alive' New York Times on Noam Chomsky
In this collection of essays from 1969-2013, Noam Chomsky exposes the real nature of state power. With unrelenting logic, he holds the arguments of empire up to critical examination and shatters the myths of those who protect the power and privilege of the few against the interests and needs to the many.
Including essays on subjects such as:
* Human Intelligence and the Environment
* Terror, Justice and Self-Defence
* The Welfare-Warfare state
This is an indispensable compilation of searing insights into the state of our world.
Praise for Chomsky:
'Noam Chomsky is a global phenomenon . . . he may be the most widely read American voice on the planet today' NYT Book Review
'Will there ever again be a public intellectual who commands the attention of so many across the planet?' New Statesman
'The west's most prominent critic of US imperialism . . . the closest thing in the English-speaking world to an intellectual superstar' Guardian
'Arguably the most important intellectual alive' New York Times on Noam Chomsky
In this collection of essays from 1969-2013, Noam Chomsky exposes the real nature of state power. With unrelenting logic, he holds the arguments of empire up to critical examination and shatters the myths of those who protect the power and privilege of the few against the interests and needs to the many.
Including essays on subjects such as:
* Human Intelligence and the Environment
* Terror, Justice and Self-Defence
* The Welfare-Warfare state
This is an indispensable compilation of searing insights into the state of our world.
Praise for Chomsky:
'Noam Chomsky is a global phenomenon . . . he may be the most widely read American voice on the planet today' NYT Book Review
'Will there ever again be a public intellectual who commands the attention of so many across the planet?' New Statesman
'The west's most prominent critic of US imperialism . . . the closest thing in the English-speaking world to an intellectual superstar' Guardian
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?.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 5.11.2015 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 130 x 197 mm |
| Gewicht | 130 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-241-97278-7 / 0241972787 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-241-97278-6 / 9780241972786 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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