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9-11 : was there an alternative? / Noam Chomsky.
Van Pelt Library HV6432.7 .C48 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chomsky, Noam.
- Series:
- Open Media book
- An open media book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
- Terrorism--Prevention.
- Terrorism.
- Physical Description:
- 170 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
- Other Title:
- Nine-eleven
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Seven Stories Press, [2011]
- Summary:
- This reprint of Chomsky's original collection of essays published in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 asks critical questions about the nature of US foreign policy in the run up to the attacks and the core effectiveness of the military and political reactions in the US war on terrorism. This new edition includes a new essay on the assassination of Osama Bin Laden and the state of global security ten years after the 9/11 attacks. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- Not since the war of 1812
- Is the war on terrorism winnable?
- The ideological campaign
- Crimes of state
- Choice of action
- Civilizations east and west
- Considerable restraint?
- Notes:
- "This expanded edition of 9-11 contains "Reflections on 9-11," an essay that Chomsky wrote for a Swedish publication in August 2002..."--Introduction.
- "With a new essay written after assassination of Osama Bin Laden"--Cover.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781609803438
- 1609803434
- OCLC:
- 699764817
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