Masters of mankind : essays and lectures, 1969-2013 / Noam Chomsky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chomsky, Noam, author.

Standardized Title:

Essays. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

State, The.

Power (Social sciences).

Liberty.

Democracy.

Genre:

Essays.

Physical Description:

167 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, [2014]

Summary:

"In this collection of essays from 1969 to 2013, many in book form for the first time, Noam Chomsky examines the nature of state power, from the ideologies driving the Cold War to the War on Terror, and reintroduces the moral and legal questions that all too often go unheeded. 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 of the many. An introduction by Marcus Raskin contextualizes Chomsky's place among some of the most influential thinkers of modern history"-- Provided by publisher.

"In this collection of essays from 1969-2013, many in book form for the first time, 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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword by Marcus Raskin. Knowledge and power: intellectuals and the welfare-warfare state

Exception to the rules

Divine license to kill

"Consent without consent": reflections on the theory and practice of democracy

Simple truths, hard problems: some thoughts on terror, justice, and self-defense

Human intelligence and the environment

Can civilization survive really existing capitalism?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781608463633

160846363X

OCLC:

885211827