Culture of terrorism / Noam Chomsky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chomsky, Noam, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--Government policy--United States.

Terrorism.

Iran-Contra Affair, 1985-1990.

United States--Foreign relations--1981-1989.

United States.

United States--Military policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (338 p.)

Edition:

Second Edition

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, 2015.

Summary:

This scathing critique of US political culture is a brilliant analysis of the Iran-Contra scandal.

Contents:

Cover

Preface to the 2015 Edition

Preface

Introduction: The Public and State Violence

PART ONE: The Scandals of 1986

1. The Challenge

2. The Cultural-Historical Context

3. The Problems of Clandestine Terrorism

4. The Limits of Scandal

5. The Culture of Terrorism

6. Damage Control

7. The Perils of Diplomacy

8. The Reality That Must Be Effaced: Iran and Nicaragua

PART TWO: Further Successes of the Reagan Administration

9. Accelerating the Race Towards Destruction

10. Controlling" Enemy Territory"

11. Freedom of Expression in the Free World

PART THREE: The Current Agenda

12. The Threat of a Good Example

13. The Fledgling Democracies

14. Restoring Regional Standards

15. Standards for Ourselves

16. Prospects

Notes

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-60846-439-3

OCLC:

875240200