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Radical priorities / Noam Chomsky ; edited by C.P. Otero.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chomsky, Noam.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Radicalism--United States.
- Radicalism.
- United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.
- United States.
- International relations.
- United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 337 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Expanded third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh ; Oakland : AK Press, 2003.
- Summary:
- How is it that one man can be so maligned by the Right and yet remain so misunderstood by the Left? This new and expanded edition of Radical Prorities puts the spotlight on Chomsky's libertarian social and political philosophy in an engaging, easy-to-navigate manner. Keenly edited by Carlos-Peregrin Otero, this comprehensive collection of essays and interviews remains the ultimate guide to the politics of the author of 9-11, America's bible for post-September 11th stress disorder. Discover for yourself the mind and motivations of the man the New York Times has labeled "the foremost gadfly of our national conscience."
- Contents:
- Introduction to Chomsky's Social Theory / Carlos-Peregrin Otero 9
- An Independent Mind with Awesome Powers
- A Pariah of the "Free Press"
- Contagious Ideas
- Vision and Analysis
- Two Major Themes
- The Nature of Human Nature
- Libertarianism vs. "Liberalism"
- Socialism vs. Capitalism
- Acracy vs. Autocracy
- Anarcho-syndicalism vs. Atavism
- Organic Growth vs. Bureaucratic Fiat
- Creativeness vs. Receptiveness
- Generative Grammar and Libertarian Values
- Theory and Action
- Part I In Defense of the Third World
- 1. On the "National Interest" 51
- 2. Vietnam Protest and the Media 55
- The Present Situation in Vietnam
- The Vietnamese Analogue to "Denazification"
- The Protest and the American Press
- Propaganda Fabrications
- The Protest as a Political Act
- 3. Cambodia: No Holds Barred 63
- 4. The Cynical Farce About Cambodia 67
- Postscript: Letter to the New York Times
- 5. The Hidden War in East Timor 73
- U.S. Government and Press Conceal Massacres FRETILIN Wins Victory
- U.S. News Management
- U.S. Military Involvement Expands
- Chronicle of Indonesian Atrocities
- First Hand Reports
- Press Adheres to State Department Line
- Human Rights Report: No Mention of Timor
- Comparison with Press coverage of Cambodia
- 6. The Iranian-American Conflict 83
- 7. Israel and the American Intelligentsia 87
- 8. Outside of Israeli "Official History" 91
- 9. On the Middle East 95
- 10. The "North-South" Conflict 103
- A Gloomy Prospect for the Human Race
- Institutional Causes
- The Competition for Scarce Resources
- The Reasons for Arms Sales
- Agribusiness and Undernutrition
- Comparison with the Nazis
- Self-interest and Policy Decisions
- 11. The New Cold War 111
- The Protection of "Our Interests"
- A Deadly Dance of Death
- The Likely Dynamics of Interventionist Policies
- Waste Production and International Dominance
- Commitment or Disaster
- Part II U.S.A.: Myth, Reality, Acracy
- 12. The Carter Administration: Myth and Reality 119
- The Ideological Institutions
- Totalitarianism and "Democracy"
- The Rhetoric of Human Rights
- The Carter Administration and the Trilateral
- Prospects for the Coming Years
- 13. The Secret Terror Organizations of the U.S. Government 145
- 14. Watergate: Small Potatoes 149
- 15. The Vietnam War: A Monstrosity 153
- 16. The Student Revolt 157
- The Pentagon and Nuclear War
- A Race War
- Why do Students Rebel?
- The Students and the Future
- 17. The Politicization of the University 163
- The American "Democracy"
- Reflections on Violence
- The Real Problems of Society
- The "Moderate" Position
- The Position of the Hawks
- Two types of "Conspiracy"
- Two types of Protest
- Ideology and Apathy
- Domestic Repression
- Participation in a "Democratic Society"
- Freedom in the University
- Fantasies of the Left
- Scholarship and Action
- Scientists of the World, Unite!
- Tasks for Students
- "Radical Tactics"
- Tasks for Intellectuals
- The Primary Principle in the Struggle
- 18. Political Prospects 179
- The Philippines Model
- Cultural Subjugation
- Latin America
- Paranoid Fantasies
- Ideological Stranglehold
- American Apartheid
- National Security Managers
- 19. Some Tasks for the Left 187
- Possibilities of "Internal Aggression"
- Economy and "National Defense"
- A Genuine Revolutionary Movement
- Libertarian Socialism
- Technology and Self-management
- From Autocracy to Acracy
- The Advantage of the Left
- A Task for Radicals
- The University and the Left
- Radical Culture and Social Change
- 20. The New Radicalism 199
- The Re-radicalization of the 1960s
- The Organization of the Left
- Industrial Society and Anarchism
- Cultural Effects of the New Radicalism
- The Radicalization of the Scientists
- 21. The Relevance of Anarcho-syndicalism 211
- Acracy and Democracy
- Anarcho-syndicalism and Marxism
- Organization in Anarchy
- Work and Standard of Living
- Capitalism as an Anachronism
- 22. Industrial Self-management 227
- Part III A Pressing Agenda
- 23. The Danger of Nuclear War and What We Can Do About It 235
- Postscript: What Can Young People Do?
- 24. Priorities for Averting the Holocaust 243
- 25. U.S. Foreign Policy 251
- Postscript: The Foreign Policy of the Reagan Administration
- 26. 1984: Orwell's and Ours 261
- 27. An Inquiry into Global Capitalism 269
- The War Crimes Issue: Two Different Proposals
- Dangerous Concomitants of Unchallenged Power
- Human Development: A Shocking Record
- Economic Growth: Two Obvious Questions
- Huge Taxpayer Subsidies to the Corporations
- A Very Sharp Attack on Democracy
- 28. The Multilateral Agreement on Investment 285
- "The Ultimate Weapon"
- A Euphemism: "Defense Industrial Base"
- People with Sentiments and Feelings
- Mobility of Capital and the Social Contract
- A Question Solely About Democracy
- Systems of Protection of Private Power
- 29. Terror and Just Response 301
- The Official U.S. Definition of "Terrorism"
- An Uncontroversial Case as Illustration
- A New Phase of the "War on Terror"
- The First Phase: Serious War Crimes
- The Proper Response to Acts of Terror
- Facts that Cannot be Ignored Without Peril
- 30. A World Without War 319
- The Ongoing Conflict: Primary issues
- A Stark Choice: Hegemony or Survival
- A Serious Threat to the Human Species
- The Mirage of the Promised Land
- The Effects of Neoliberal Programs
- Increasing Disillusionment with What Remains of Democracy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1902593693
- OCLC:
- 54446526
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