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The culture of terrorism / Noam Chomsky.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chomsky, Noam.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Terrorism--Government policy--United States.
- Terrorism--Government policy.
- United States.
- Iran-Contra Affair, 1985-1990.
- United States--Foreign relations--1981-.
- International relations.
- United States--Military policy.
- Military policy.
- Physical Description:
- 269 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boston, MA : South End Press, [1988]
- Summary:
- This scathing critique of U.S. political culture is a brilliant analysis of the Iran-contra scandal. Chomsky offers a message of hope, reminding us that resistance is possible, necessary, and effective.
- Contents:
- Part I The Scandals of 1986
- 1. The Challenge 11
- 2. The Cultural-Historical Context 25
- 3. The Problems of Clandestine Terrorism 39
- 4. The Limits of Scandal 63
- 5. The Culture of Terrorism 75
- 6. Damage Control 113
- 7. The Perils of Diplomacy 131
- 8. The Reality That Must Be Effaced: Iran and Nicaragua 169
- Part II Further Successes of the Reagan Administration
- 9. Accelerating the Race Towards Destruction 195
- 10. Controlling "Enemy Territory" 199
- 11. Freedom of Expression in the Free World 203
- Part III The Current Agenda
- 12. The Threat of a Good Example 217
- 13. The Fledgling Democracies 225
- 14. Restoring Regional Standards 251
- 15. Standards for Ourselves 255
- 16. Prospects 261.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographies and index.
- ISBN:
- 0896083357 :
- 0896083349
- OCLC:
- 16950644
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