Noam Chomsky Knihy

Syntaktické struktury N. Chomského představují základní text, s nímž by se měl seznámit každý, kdo se zajímá o formální popis přirozeného jazyka a v návaznosti i na počítačovou lingvistiku. I když je text poznamenán dobou svého vydání, je pro pochopení vývoje dané oblasti stále aktuální.

Výbor textů amerického jazykovědce a filosofa Noama Chomského zahrnuje jeho klíčové společenskokritické texty napříč časovými obdobími (od šedesátých let až po současnost). V jednotlivých esejích se vyrovnává s různými tématy – od role univerzit a intelektuálů, přes alternativní výklad studené války, až po vztahy mezi světovým Severem a Jihem a izraelsko-palestinský konflikt či hodnocení různých tradic politického myšlení. Věnuje se i propojení své lingvistické práce s politickým myšlením na pojmu svobody a jeho vztahu k lidské přirozenosti. Pokouší se také o formulaci politických alternativ zakotvených v anarchistické tradici, kterou reinterpretuje jako antielitářskou pokračovatelku liberalismu a libertariánskou verzi socialismu. Jednotícím motivem jeho textů je kritika elitářského pojetí demokracie, které je podle něj ústřední charakteristikou demokracie v USA a jejich vnitřní i zahraniční politiky. Toto elitářské pojetí demokracie podle Chomského omezuje a podvazuje ty části společnosti, které jsou vnímány jako její kritické instance – ať už se jedná o univerzity, média anebo intelektuální život.

Operace Protective Edge (Ochranné ostří) si vyžádala tisíce palestinských obětí a vyčistila prostor pro další zábor půdy ze strany Izraele. Ještě nikdy nebylo tak důležité projevovat lidu Palestiny solidaritu a podporu. Ilan Pappé a Noam Chomsky, dva přední hlasy boje za osvobození Palestiny, rozebírají budoucnost obyvatel Palestiny a to, jak může mezinárodní veřejnost na Izrael tlačit, aby přestal s porušováním lidských práv palestinského lidu.

Noam Chomsky, filozof, lingvista, společenský kritik a aktivista, a Robert Pollin v této knize mapují katastrofické důsledky nekontrolované změny klimatu a představují plán změny. Lidstvo musí přestat spalovat fosilní paliva a učinit tak způsobem, který zlepší životní úroveň obyvatel. To je cílem zelené dohody a, jak autoři objasňují, je to zcela proveditelné. Chomsky s Pollinem argumentují proti obavám, které vyplývají z přechodu na zelenou ekonomiku, a vysvětlují, jak tyto falešné obavy podporují popírání klimatu. Tato kniha ukazuje, jak lze politicky i ekonomicky překonat klimatickou krizi.

Jedná se o soubor tématicky značně odlišných přednášek (např. lingvistická problematika, odpovědnost intelektuála v současném světě, politická situace na Středním Východě a Východním Timoru), které jeden z průkopníků tzv. generativní gramatiky pronesl roku 1995 během svého pobytu v Austrálii. Text Jazyk a myšlení rozebírá možnosti zkoumání jazyka coby cesty k poznání nitra lidského myšlení především z hlediska tzv. kognitivní revoluce. Následující přednáška hledá význam jazyka v oblasti přírody a interpretuje vztah slov k jazyku. Příspěvek Spisovatelé a odpovědnost intelektuála se zabývá různými aspekty intelektuální odpovědnosti spisovatele v současném světě. Čtvrtá přednáška vymezuje podstatu vztahu mezi vizí coby koncepcí budoucí společnosti a cílem jako dosažitelným úkolem či volbou. Text Demokracie a trhy odhaluje význam demokratických principů v globalizovaném kapitalismu. Závěrečné tři přednášky se zabývají situací v oblasti dodržování lidských práv na Středním Východě a Východním Timoru. Odborně nenáročné texty přibližují amerického jazykovědce nejen jako žijícího klasika světové lingvistiky, ale i coby radikálního analytika mocenských mechanismů současné společnosti.

Kde se vzal všudypřítomý terorismus? Proč žije svět ve strachu? Známou odpověď denně nabízejí oficiální média a politici západních mocností. S jinou přichází Noam Chomsky v knize Hegemonie nebo přežití. Je terorismem spíše odpálení bomby v autobuse anebo napadení státu, který pouze nehodlá sledovat politickou linii suveréna? Jistě obojí, ovšem následky jsou neporovnatelné. Kuba, Nikaragua, Panama, Vietnam, Irák - oficiálně vojenské intervence ve jménu světového míru. Podle Chomského však šlo o preventivní zničení narušitelů suverenity USA. Právě v touze Spojených států po světové hegemonii vidí autor největší nebezpečí pro Zemi. Jsou to USA, kdo terorismus živí a kdo jej, ovšem ve skutečně masovém měřítku, uplatňuje. Nenasytnost hegemona více než kdy jindy staví svět na hranu přežití. Nazrál čas, kdy by se uctivé přitakávání krokům USA mělo změnit v kritickou debatu. Tato kniha k ní vybízí.... celý text

Kdo tenkrát před dvaceti lety hrubě porušil mezinárodní právo a bez jakéhokoliv mandátu OSN zaútočil pod smyšlenou záminkou na suverénní evropský stát a zničil ho? Neposlušné Srbsko nebylo ochotné se podřídit diktátu USA. Podepsat mírový plán s nepřijatelnými podmínkami, např. i rozmístění cizích vojsk v Kosovu. Tato oblast byla posledním koutem Evropy, která se nepodřídila neoliberálním programům USA, neproběhly v ní ekonomické ani sociální reformy. Noam Chomsky je jedním z nejznámějších a nejcitovanějších intelektuálů naší doby. Svým politickým aktivismem patří k ostrým kritikům amerického imperialismu a mediální propagandy, přestože sám je Američan. Kniha je komplexní analýzou všech jeho textů a veřejných rozhovorů o Jugoslávii.

Kniha sestavená z rozhovorů s autorem, vedených v r. 1994, představuje Chomského názory na politické problémy západní demokratické společnosti. Významný odborník na lingvistiku vyvrací mýty, které prostým občanům předestírají politici a média, o zdrojích moci, prosperitě, zdravotní péči a zahraniční politice USA. Kniha obsahuje seznam 144 veřejně prospěšných organizací, v nichž se může aktivní čtenář angažovat.

Nejnovější kniha intelektuála, filozofa a aktivisty Noama Chomského přináší důkladnou kritickou analýzu současné mezinárodní situace. Autor zkoumá způsob, jakým Spojené státy – navzdory vzestupu Evropy a Asie – stále určují podmínky globálního diskurzu. Světová politická a finanční elita dnes vládne bez omezení demokratickými mechanismy. Vzhledem k tomu, že klimatická změna a šíření jaderných zbraní stále více ohrožují naše přežití, jsou kritické a nesmlouvavé hlasy, jako je hlas Noama Chomského, stále potřebnější. Tvrdě a jasně vyargumentovaná kniha je nepostradatelným průvodcem pro pochopení klíčových střetů a nebezpečí naší doby.

Intervence nepochybně patří mezi Chomského nejlepší knihy. Je typickou ukázkou autorova ostře kritického pohledu na domácí i zahraniční politiku Spojených států, Izraele a Británie. Chomsky formou stručných esejů/kapitol, majících podobu téměř deníkových záznamů, zachycuje období po 11. září 2001 prakticky až po dnešek. První esej Lekce, ze které jsme se nepoučili, je datován 4.9.2002 a poslední, dodatečná kapitola Alternativy pro Ameriky, je z 29. prosince 2006. Komentované události jsou většinou známé a mnohé z nich měly bezprostřední dopad i na českou zahraniční politiku, byly rozsáhle komentovány v českých médiích a předmětem domácí politické diskuse.

V roce 1971 se Noam Chomsky a Michel Foucault zúčastnili televizní debaty v Holandsku, která představovala střet dvou významných myšlenkových směrů. Chomsky, lingvista a politický aktivista, vycházel z racionalistické tradice a optimistického pohledu na lidskou přirozenost a možnosti společnosti. Naopak Foucault, filozof zpochybňující zavedené normy, upozorňoval na mocenské vztahy a dominantní diskurzy, které ovlivňují lidskou činnost. Debata se nejprve soustředila na lidskou přirozenost, jazyk a dějiny vědy. Chomsky obhajoval tvořivou podstatu člověka a jeho schopnost rozvíjet vědění, zatímco Foucault kritizoval pojem lidské přirozenosti a zdůrazňoval význam kolektivního vědění. V druhé části se oba myslitelé zaměřili na politiku a společenskou změnu. Chomskyho anarchistické pojetí socialismu kontrastovalo s Foucaultovým maoistickým marxismem. Jejich výměna názorů se stala pokračováním diskuse o lidské přirozenosti a způsoby, jak dosáhnout změny ve společnosti. Český překlad obsahuje také dvě eseje, které debatu interpretují z různých politických perspektiv. Politolog Pavel Barša přistupuje k tématu z pohledu postrevoluční politiky, zatímco Ondřej Slačálek z časopisu A-kontra zvažuje možnosti světové revoluce.

V knize Západní terorismus diskutuje Noam Chomsky, světově proslulý intelektuál disentu, o moci a propagandě Západu s filmovým tvůrcem a investigativním novinářem Andrem Vltchkem. V diskusi se historický narativ propojuje s osobními zkušenostmi, které Chomského i Vltchka přivedly k aktivismu. Zaznívají osobní vzpomínky, jako třeba ta na newyorský novinový stánek, který stál u začátků politického vzdělání Noama Chomského. Diskuze se dále posouvá do širší perspektivy a zaměřuje se na měnící se formy imperiální nadvlády a systému západní propagandy. Postupně se zaměřuje na státy, se kterými mají autoři osobní zkušenost, od Nikaragui a Kuby po Čínu, Chile, Turecko a mnoho dalších. Kniha Západní terorismus je čerstvým větrem, který rozfoukává propagandu a ostře kritizuje roli Západu ve světě. Je inspirací pro všechny, kdo hledají zdroje pro nezávislé a kritické myšlení.

Kniha 11.9. je souborem rozhovorů, které Noam Chomsky poskytl americkým a evropským novinářům po útoku spáchaném na Světové obchodní centrum a Pentagon v roce 2001 a ve kterých, stejně jako ve svých článcích a přednáškách od dob války ve Vietnamu, označuje Spojené státy za vedoucí teroristickou zemi v moderních dějinách světa, a to na základě jednoduchých, nicméně odzbrojujících argumentů, vycházejících , nehledě na hledisko čistě morální, z detailních znalostí událostí, na kterých nesou USA velký či rozhodující podíl.

Nejnovější kniha Noama Chomského Jakými tvory jsme? se dotýká vybraných základních otázek studia přirozeného jazyka v nejširších souvislostech, a to z hlediska teoretické lingvistiky, filosofie vědy a jazyka, kognitivní vědy, evoluční biologie či metafyziky, a sleduje také jejich provázanost při studiu rozsahu i mezí lidských kognitivních schopností a jejich biologické podstaty. Věnuje se však i širší problematice, která je v ohnisku autorova zájmu, jako jsou například morální a politická filosofie. Provádí čtenáře základními myšlenkami vymezujícími roli jazyka jako nástroje komunikace i myšlení, souvislostmi studia schopností lidské mysli a překvapivými paralelami mezi pojmovým a metodologickým utvářením přírodních věd od starověku přes osvícenství až po současnost s požadavky a důsledky pro poznání toho, co o lidské kognici lze pochopit, a co zůstane trvalým tajemstvím. Jak se právem zmiňuje autor Předmluvy, Akeel Bilgrami, kniha „představuje celoživotní reflexi širších důsledků vlastní vědecké práce vědce, jehož předmětem zájmu je jazyk“.

Hnutí Occupy je, podle Noama Chomského, první významnou veřejnou odezvou na předchozích třicet let třídního boje. Aktivity tohoto hnutí odstartovaly v září 2011 a během několika týdnů se rozšířily do mnoha koutů světa včetně České republiky. Chomsky se v této knize rozhovorů snaží reagovat na nejpalčivější otázky příznivců hnutí: Jak jsme se dostali do bodu, kdy 1 procento obyvatel diktuje požadavky zbylým 99 procentům? Jakou spojitost má ekonomická krize a náš politický systém? Jakým způsobem můžeme oddělit finance a politiku? Jak by měly vypadat opravdu demokratické volby?

Critiquing U.S. military and economic actions globally, Chomsky and Robinson argue that the American pursuit of dominance has caused widespread chaos without enhancing national safety. They reveal how U.S. elites perpetuate myths about democracy to justify harmful foreign policies, with a focus on conflicts like those in Iraq and Afghanistan. The authors warn that these narratives are driving the U.S. toward dangerous confrontations with Russia and China, while also exacerbating threats like nuclear proliferation and climate change. This work serves as a critical examination of American ideals and their consequences.

An indispensable collection of lectures on the politic of power from the world's leading philosopher, linguist and critic, and author of the bestselling Who Rules the WorldNoam Chomsky is universally accepted as one of the pre-eminent public intellectuals of the modern era. schovat popis

An essential primer on capitalism, politics and how the world works, based on the hugely popular undergraduate lecture series 'What is Politics?' Is there an alternative to capitalism? In this landmark text Chomsky and Waterstone chart a critical map for a more just and sustainable society. 'Covid-19 has revealed glaring failures and monstrous brutalities in the current capitalist system. It represents both a crisis and an opportunity. Everything depends on the actions that people take into their own hands.' How does politics shape our world, our lives and our perceptions? How much of 'common sense' is actually driven by the ruling classes' needs and interests? And how are we to challenge the capitalist structures that now threaten all life on the planet? Consequences of Capitalism exposes the deep, often unseen connections between neoliberal 'common sense' and structural power. In making these linkages, we see how the current hegemony keeps social justice movements divided and marginalized. And, most importantly, we see how we can fight to overcome these divisions.

Those who regard him as a "doom and gloom" critic will find an unexpected Chomsky in these pages. Here the world-renowned author speaks for the first time in depth about his career in activism, and his views and tactics. Chomsky offers new and intimate details about his life-long experience as an activist, revealing him as a critic with deep convictions and many surprising insights about movement strategies. The book points to new directions for activists today, including how the crises of the Coronavirus and the economic meltdown are exploding in the critical 2020 US presidential election year. Readers will find hope and new pathways toward a sustainable, democratic world.

Taming the Rascal Multitude is a judicious selection of essays and interviews from Z Magazine from 1997 to 2014. In each, Chomsky takes up some question of the moment. The essays provide an historical overview of the history that preceded Trump and the reaction to Trump. The essays situate what followed even without having known what would follow. They explicate what preceded the current era and provide a step-by-step revelation or how-to for successfully comprehending social events and relations. They are a pleasure to read and they educate.

The broad range and brilliance of Chomsky's thought and analysis is on full display in this collection of interviews with his long-time collaborator/interlocuter David Barsamian.

For decades, Noam Chomsky has been considered one of the most important critics of American's foreign policy in Central and Latin America and yet Turning the Tide is one of his only written works which makes that region its sole focus. At last back in print after almost thirty years, Turning the Tide explores such neglected but vital issues as Jimmy Carter's interventions in El Salvador, the violation of human rights in Nicaragua and Guatemala, and American involvement with death squads in many countries including Bolivia and El Salvador. For all activists and scholars whose work focuses on Central and Latin America, Turning the Tide remains essential.

NATO’s war on Yugoslavia in the spring of 1999 was unleashed in the name of democracy and human rights. This view was challenged by the world’s three largest countries, India, China and Russia, who saw the bombing of Serbia and Kosovo as a naked attempt to assert US dominance in an unstable world.In the West, media networks were joined by substantial sectors of left/liberal opinion in supporting the war. Nonetheless, a wide variety of figures emerged to challenge the prevailing consensus. Their work, gathered here for the first time, forms a collection of key statements and anti-war writings from some of democracy’s most eloquent dissidents—Noam Chomsky, Harold Pinter, Edward Said and many others—who provide carefully researched examinations of the real motives for the US action, dissections and critiques of the ideology of ‘humanitarian warfare’, and chartings of the unnecessary tragedy of a region laid to waste in the pursuance of Great Power politics.This reader presents some of the most important texts on NATO’s Balkan crusade and forms a major intervention in the debate on global geo-political strategy after the Cold War.

Attempts to situate linguistic theory in the broader cognitive sciences. In the essays, the minimalist approach to linguistic theory is formulated and progressively developed.

This work presents a compelling critique of the news media's role in obscuring errors and deceptions, rooted in the economics of publishing, by renowned scholars Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky. They argue that, contrary to the perception of the media as diligent seekers of truth, the actual practice often serves the interests of privileged groups that dominate society and the global order. Through various case studies, including the media's biased treatment of “worthy” versus “unworthy” victims and the portrayal of Third World elections, Herman and Chomsky develop a Propaganda Model to explain media behavior. Their updated introduction revisits the Propaganda Model and earlier case studies, examining the media's coverage of the North American Free Trade Agreement and the 1994-1995 Mexican financial crisis, as well as protests against the World Trade Organization and the regulation of the chemical industry. The analysis reveals a stark portrayal of U.S. mass media as propagandistic, highlighting their failure to fulfill their self-proclaimed role as essential information providers. This work invites readers to understand the media's function in a fundamentally new light.

A wide-ranging and incisive collection of interviews with Noam Chomsky, addressing the urgent questions of this tumultuous moment. In these informative interviews, conducted for Truthout by C.J. Polychroniou, Noam Chomsky addresses the rapid deterioration of democracy in the United States and rising tensions globally. He examines the crumbling social fabric and fractures of the Biden era, including the halting steps toward a Green New Deal; the illegitimate authority of the Supreme Court, in particular its decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade; and the ongoing fallout from COVID-19. Chomsky also untangles the roots of the War in Ukraine, the diplomatic tensions among the United States, China, and Russia, and considers the need for climate action on an international scale. Throughout, Chomsky "remains...a beacon of hope in the darkest of times" (Sarah Jaffe).

For over fifty years, one fact has dominated global politics- the United States can respond to any challenge to its power however it sees fit. Whatever the world may think, US actions are legitimate simply because they say so. With charateristic clarity and authority, Chomsky takes American imperialism head-on. From Edward Snowden and Palestinian-Israeli relations to political philosophy and how we structure democracy, Because We Say So offers a cross-section of perspectives on the question of America's ongoing hegemony.

An essential guide to geopolitics in 2017 -- and how we should be fighting back -- from the world's leading public intellectual What kind of world are we leaving to our grandchildren? How are the discontents kindled today likely to blaze and explode tomorrow? From escalating climate change to the devastation in Syria, pandemic state surveillance to looming nuclear war, Noam Chomsky takes stock of the world today. Over the course of ten conversations with long-time collaborator David Barsamian, spanning 2013-2016, Chomsky argues in favour of radical changes to a system that cannot possibly cope with what awaits tomorrow. Interwoven with personal reflections spanning from childhood to his eighth decade of life, Global Discontents also marks out Chomsky's own intellectual journey, mapping his progress to revolutionary ideas and global prominence.

Noam Chomsky's 'Aspects of the theory of syntax', published in 1965, is a seminal work in generative grammar that introduced technical innovations still relevant today. The fiftieth anniversary edition features a new preface by Chomsky, highlighting enduring proposals, reviewing advancements in the formulation and application of core ideas, and addressing controversies surrounding the framework. Emerging from MIT in the mid-fifties, linguists developed a novel approach to linguistic theory and the study of language structure, significantly diverging from conventional modern linguistics. This new approach, termed 'generative grammar', maintained ties to traditional language study but proposed distinct conclusions about language structure. Initial formulations of transformational generative grammar revealed various deficiencies, prompting further exploration and refinement. Chomsky reviews these developments and suggests a reformulation of transformational generative grammar that incorporates these insights. The primary focus of this work is syntax, with semantic and phonological aspects discussed only as they relate to syntactic theory.

First published in 1988 and never out of print, this seminal analysis of how the media serve corporations that control and finance them is being reissued with a new Introduction by the authors.

From back cover: America's foremost linguist and perhaps its most controversial political critic brings together both sides of his life and work in this wide-ranging, informal, and highly acces sible work. Published in the form of dialogues with Mitsou Ronat, Language and Responsibility begins with the themes Noam Chomsky first made so famous in "The Responsibility of Intellectuals" and ends with a remarkably informative, easily understandable exploration of key issues in modern linguistics. Along the way, Chomsky presents a self portrait of his political, moral, and linguistic thinking. He deepens his analysis of American intellectuals, vividly depicting the bankruptcy of American social science; and he offers an illuminating assessment of the American peace movement, Watergate, American foreign policy, Russian dissident intellectuals, a host of other current political issues. Turning aside from the general ideological beliefs of American intellectuals, Chomsky provides an invaluable introduction to the history of generative grammar. He unveils the controversies that have shaped and structured the under standing of language for the last thirty-five years, and portrays the political social consequences that flow from the behaviorist assumptions so influential in the study of contemporary Society.

s/tReflections on Justice and Nationhood. Middle East Illusions offers chapters written by Chomsky just before the 2000 Palestinian Intifada and up through October 2002, when 9-11 and a prospective U.S. military campaign against Iraq add new pressures to age-old conflicts. The book also includes the full text of Chomsky's earlier book, Peace in the Middle East? Reflections on Justice and Nationhood, written during the crucial period spanning the Six-Day and 1973 wars, which continue to define and deeply influence events in the Middle East today.

One of Chomsky's most accessible books, this succinct series of lectures lays out the parameters of his foreign policy analysis.

The collection features essays by Noam Chomsky spanning from 1969 to 2013, many published as a book for the first time. Through incisive analysis, Chomsky critiques state power and imperial arguments, dismantling the myths that serve to uphold the privilege of a select few while neglecting the broader needs of the populace. His work offers a thought-provoking examination of the dynamics between power structures and societal interests.

The book features a dialogue between prominent thinkers exploring the complex and often contentious relationship between the Cuban Revolution and U.S. imperialism. It delves into the historical, political, and cultural implications of this interplay, offering insights into how these forces have shaped each other over time. Through their discussions, the authors aim to illuminate the broader themes of power, resistance, and the impact of ideology on both nations.

This work presents a significant exploration of the interplay between language and the mind, offering fresh insights into philosophical inquiries. Chomsky delves into the cognitive aspects of language, challenging existing paradigms and proposing innovative theories. His arguments emphasize the innate structures of human cognition that shape linguistic ability, making it a crucial text for those interested in linguistics, philosophy, and cognitive science.

Exploring the intricate connections between language, mind, and brain, this 2002 work by Noam Chomsky delves into the cognitive processes underlying linguistic capabilities. Chomsky presents his theories on how language shapes thought and perception, offering insights into the nature of human cognition and the neurological foundations that support linguistic development. Through this examination, he challenges existing paradigms and invites readers to reconsider the fundamental aspects of language acquisition and its implications for understanding the human mind.

American Power and the New Mandarins is Noam Chomsky’s first political book, widely considered to be among the most cogent and powerful statements against the American war in Vietnam. Long out of print, this collection of early, seminal essays helped to establish Chomsky as a leading critic of United States foreign policy. These pages mount a scathing critique of the contradictions of the war, and an indictment of the mainstream, liberal intellectuals—the “new mandarins”—who furnished what Chomsky argued was the necessary ideological cover for the horrors visited on the Vietnamese people.As America’s foreign entanglements deepen by the month, Chomsky’s lucid analysis is a sobering reminder of the perils of imperial diplomacy. With a new foreword by Howard Zinn, author of A People’s History of the United States, American Power and the New Mandarins is a renewed call for independent analysis of America’s role in the world.

A timely primer on the conflict between the United States and Iran by scholars of Middle Eastern politics who advocate diplomacy and de-escalation.

In his 1988 CBC Massey Lectures, Noam Chomsky inquires into the nature of the media in a political system where the population cannot be disciplined by force and thus must be subjected to more subtle forms of ideological control. Specific cases are illustrated in detail, using the U.S. media primarily but also media in other societies. Chomsky considers how the media might be democratized (as part of the general problem of developing more democratic institutions) in order to offer citizens broader and more meaningful participation in social and political life.

Two of our most celebrated intellectuals grapple with the uncertain aftermath of the American collapse in Afghanistan Not since the last American troops left Vietnam have we faced such a sudden vacuum in our foreign policy--not only of authority, but also of explanations of what happened, and what the future holds. Few analysts are better poised to address this moment than Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad, intellectuals and critics whose work spans generations and continents. Called "the most widely read voice on foreign policy on the planet" by the New York Times Book Review, Noam Chomsky is the guiding light of dissidents around the world. In The Withdrawal, Chomsky joins with noted scholar Vijay Prashad--who "helps to uncover the shining worlds hidden under official history and dominant media" (Eduardo Galeano)--to get at the roots of this unprecedented time of peril and change. Chomsky and Prashad interrogate key inflection points in America's downward spiral: from the disastrous Iraq War to the failed Libyan intervention to the descent into chaos in Afghanistan. As the final moments of American power in Afghanistan fade from view, this crucial book argues that we must not take our eyes off the wreckage--and that we need, above all, an unsentimental view of the new world we must build together.

The second volume of The Political Economy of Human Rights remains one of the most controversial works produced by Chomsky to date. In a much discussed chapter on Cambodia, Chomsky and Herman questioned official Western narratives on the Khmer Rouge and suggested that the evidence available did not match up to the assertions being made at that time. These claims would resurface in a recent controversy with the Continental philosopher Slavoj Zizek and readers will now be able to judge for themselves the veracity of Zizek's claims. The work also contains important analysis of Western interventions across Indochina, including Vietnam and Laos, and provides a searing critique of American imperial aspirations in the region.For too long now, many important books by Noam Chomsky have been left to languish. Introducing Pluto's 'Chomsky Perspectives' series: a collectible, beautiful new list, with cover design by David Pearson. Including both enduring favourites and neglected essentials, these books will appeal to the serious Chomsky reader.

THE ESSENTIAL INTRODUCTION TO CHOMSKY'S POLITICAL IDEAS With exceptional clarity and power of argument, Noam Chomsky lays bare as no one else can the realities of contemporary geopolitics.

Surveying the fallout of Israel's conduct in Operation Cast Lead, Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappe place the massacre in Gaza in the context of Israel's long-standing war against the Palestinians."

The goal of this contribution to the Elements series is to closely examine Merge, its form, its function, and its central role in current linguistic theory. It explores what it does (and does not do), why it has the form it has, and its development over time.

For some time, I've been compelled to arrange speaking engagements long in advance. A consistently effective title for these talks is "The current crisis in the Middle East." While the specifics of future crises remain unpredictable, their inevitability is assured as long as fundamental regional issues remain unaddressed. The crises will be significant in what President Eisenhower termed "the most strategically important area in the world." In the early post-War years, the U.S. effectively extended the Monroe Doctrine to the Middle East, limiting interference to Britain, which was swiftly reprimanded when it strayed (as in 1956). The region's strategic importance largely stems from its vast petroleum reserves and the power derived from controlling them, alongside the substantial profits benefiting Anglo-American interests, crucial for their economies. This dynamic has ensured that wealth primarily flows to the West rather than the local populace, perpetuating unrest. Additionally, the Israel-Arab conflict, with its complex ramifications, is intricately linked to U.S. strategic aims of dominating regional resources. For many years, the prevailing narrative framed Soviet subversion and expansionism as the core issue, justifying various policies since the Bolshevik takeover in 1917.

Father Giraldo, director of a leading Colombian human rights organization, carefully explains Colombia's human rights crisis, citing statistics on political violence and relating eyewitness accounts of extrajudicial assassinations and massacres. Directly implicates the Colombian State in these acti

'Power Systems' is a searing collection of new insights from the mind of Noam Chomsky, the world's most prolific public intellectual and author of the best-selling 'Failed States', 'Hopes and Prospects' and 'Occupy'. In this new collection of conversations, conducted from 2010 to 2012, Chomsky explores the most immediate and urgent concerns: the future of democracy in the Arab world, the implications of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the 'class war' fought by U.S. business interests against working people and the poor, the breakdown of mainstream political institutions and the rise of the far right.

"How adroitly he cuts through the crap and really says something, " describes The Village Voice of world-famous political writer and lecturer Noam Chomsky. In his latest report on the state of the world, Chomsky discusses a breathtaking variety of topics, ranging from Japan's trade policies to the "war" on drugs, corporate welfare, and much more.

Excerpt paraphrased from back cover: Chomsky's thoughts on free market philosophy, and the corporate control of public opinion. Chomsky hopes that social activism will reclaim people's rights as citizens rather than as consumers, redefining demicracy as a global movement, not a global market

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 resistance is possible.

An invitation to take part in a conversation with one of the great minds of our time. First published in 2001, this book collects a series of discussions with the journalist David Barsamian. It is the perfect complement to Chomsky's major works of media study such as Manufacturing Consent and Necessary Illusions. Events discussed in detail are the so-called 'Battle of Seattle' protests against the World Trade Organisation, US involvement in East Timor, and the beginning of the movement towards a second Iraq War.

Pirates & Emperors, Old & New constitutes a collection of extended essays written between 1986 and 2001 which explore how "selected incidents of terrorism" are used as a cover for Western violence across the globe. Topics covered include the Lockerbie Bombing, the Second Palestinian Intifada and the attacks on the World Trade Centre. For those who want to understand the roots of American military actions in Iraq and Afghanistan, recent interventions in Libya, and the on-going destruction of Palestine this collection remains invaluable.This edition first published 2002.

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"An interview with Noam Chomsky is a bit like throwing batting practice to Babe Ruth. What you lob in, he will hammer out. This conversational interview by Michael Albert, who has been close to Chomsky for roughly half a century and talked with him many hundreds of times, spans a wide range of topics including journalism, science, religion, the racist foundations of American society, education as indoctrination, issues of class and resistance, colonialism, imperialism, and much more. The thread through it all is that every topic--and the list above takes us just about halfway through this book--reveals how social systems work, what their impact on humanity is, and how they are treated by the elite, mainstream intellectuals, and leftists. It gets personal, theoretical, and observational. The lessons are relevant to all times, so far, and pretty much all places, and Chomsky's logical scalpel, with moral guidance, is relentless." --Amazon.com

Noam Chomsky’s backpocket classic on wartime propaganda and opinion control begins by asserting two models of democracy—one in which the public actively participates, and one in which the public is manipulated and controlled. According to Chomsky, "propaganda is to democracy as the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state," and the mass media is the primary vehicle for delivering propaganda in the United States. From an examination of how Woodrow Wilson’s Creel Commission "succeeded, within six months, in turning a pacifist population into a hysterical, war-mongering population," to Bush Sr.'s war on Iraq, Chomsky examines how the mass media and public relations industries have been used as propaganda to generate public support for going to war. Chomsky further touches on how the modern public relations industry has been influenced by Walter Lippmann’s theory of "spectator democracy," in which the public is seen as a "bewildered herd" that needs to be directed, not empowered; and how the public relations industry in the United States focuses on "controlling the public mind," and not on informing it. Media Control is an invaluable primer on the secret workings of disinformation in democratic societies.From the Audiobook Download edition.

A brilliant distillation of the real motivations behind U.S. foreign policy, compiled from talks and interviews completed between 1986 and 1991, with particular attention to Central America.

One of the foremost critics of U.S. foreign policy delivers his insight into the ways that popular activism has led to substantial gains in freedom and justice around the world--and how those gains can be reached in the United States.

These wide-ranging interviews, from 1992 and 1993, cover everything from Bosnia and Somalia to biotechnology and nonviolence, with particular attention to the "Third Worldization" of the United States.

Examining the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the author critiques the United States' deviation from its principles in practice. By analyzing the contradictions of U.S. power, the book highlights the progress achieved through grassroots activism while revealing how the U.S. often violates the Declaration and manipulates it against adversaries. Chomsky's insights challenge official narratives and underscore the need for a more genuine commitment to human rights.

The political and linguistic writings of America's leading dissident intellectual. He relates his political ideals to his theories about language.

The volatile Middle East is a site of vast resources, profound passions, frequent crises, and long-standing conflicts, as well as a major source of international tensions and a key site of direct US intervention. Two of the most astute analysts of this part of the world are Noam Chomsky, the pre-eminent critic of US foreign policy, and Gilbert Achcar, a leading specialist of the Middle East who lived in that region for many years. In their new book, Chomsky and Achcar bring a keen understanding of the internal dynamics of the Middle East and of the role of the United States, taking up all the key questions of interest to concerned citizens, including such topics as terrorism, fundamentalism, conspiracies, oil, democracy and anti-Arab racism, as well as the war in Afghanistan, the invasion and occupation of Iraq, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the sources of US foreign policy. Timely, erudite and incisive, Perilous Power provides the best readable introduction for all who wish to understand the complex issues related to the Middle East from a perspective dedicated to peace and justice.

The United States has repeatedly asserted its right to intervene militarily against "failed states" around the globe. In this much-anticipated follow-up to his international bestseller Hegemony or Survival, Noam Chomsky turns the tables, showing how the United States itself shares features with other failed states―suffering from a severe "democratic deficit," eschewing domestic and international law, and adopting policies that increasingly endanger its own citizens and the world. Exploring the latest developments in U.S. foreign and domestic policy, Chomsky reveals Washington's plans to further militarize the planet, greatly increasing the risks of nuclear war. He also assesses the dangerous consequences of the occupation of Iraq; documents Washington's self-exemption from international norms, including the Geneva conventions and the Kyoto Protocol; and examines how the U.S. electoral system is designed to eliminate genuine political alternatives, impeding any meaningful democracy. Forceful, lucid, and meticulously documented, Failed States offers a comprehensive analysis of a global superpower that has long claimed the right to reshape other nations while its own democratic institutions are in severe crisis. Systematically dismantling the United States' pretense of being the world's arbiter of democracy, Failed States is Chomsky's most focused―and urgent―critique to date.

A collection of previously unpublished interviews presents the critical thoughts of the noted scholar and activist on American foreign policy in the increasingly unstable global community following September 11th.

Presents an irrefutable analysis of America's pursuit of total domination and the catastrophic consequences that are sure to follow. This title reveals the truth and the true motives behind America's quest for dominance - and seeks also to show how the world may yet step back from the brink.

s/t: Conversations on US Power in a changing world An indispensable set of interviews on foreign and domestic issues with the bestselling author of Hegemony or Survival, “America’s most useful citizen.” (The Boston Globe) In this new collection of conversations, conducted in 2006 and 2007, Noam Chomsky explores the most immediate and urgent concerns: Iran’s challenge to the United States, the deterioration of the Israel-Palestine conflict, the ongoing occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan, the rise of China, and the growing power of the left in Latin America, as well as the Democratic victory in the 2006 U.S. midterm elections and the upcoming presidential race. As always, Chomsky presents his ideas vividly and accessibly, with uncompromising principle and clarifying insight. The latest volume from a long-established, trusted partnership, What We Say Goes shows once again that no interlocutor engages with Chomsky more effectively than David Barsamian. These interviews will inspire a new generation of readers, as well as longtime Chomsky fans eager for his latest thinking on the many crises we now confront, both at home and abroad. They confirm that Chomsky is an unparalleled resource for anyone seeking to understand our world today.

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Chomsky argues that the so-called new world order is merely an old one in disguise. Its fundamental rules remain unchanged: the weak are subjected to the law's force, while the powerful exploit the law of force. The principles of "economic rationality" are imposed on the poor, while the rich benefit from state power and intervention. Chomsky develops his reasoning through concrete denunciations of events and situations, revealing a harsh reality often silenced or obscured by the media. His historical reconsideration of the Cold War accounts for the abuses and crimes committed by both sides, while his account of the horrors of the Gulf massacre exposes the political-economic order of the United States. This analysis allows him to explain how, after the fall of the wall, this "government of the world" operates to ensure the universal dominance of wealthy nations and the rich over the poor within them, offering a realistic view of the new world order we are beginning to inhabit and its rules.

Continuing his bestselling interviews with David Barsamian, CHomsky provides a road map to the concentration of corporate power. Amidst a devastating sketch of the ongoning destruction of civil society, Class Warfare unearths a cause for optimism in the ongoing struggle for human freedom. National ads/media.

Chomsky's work in linguistics has transformed our understanding of language, prompting a deeper exploration of its significance and purpose. This collection of nontechnical Reflections delves into the intellectual implications of linguistic study, addressing classical questions that have intrigued philosophers from Plato to the present. Central to this inquiry is the mystery of how humans, despite limited personal experience, develop intricate systems of knowledge, beliefs, and values that shape their actions and interpretations. Chomsky posits that language growth parallels the development of a bodily organ, largely predetermined by genetic factors. His analyses engage with contemporary debates among psychologists, philosophers, and linguists regarding cognitive structures, the interplay of language with mental faculties, and how these structures influence behavior. He also examines the social and intellectual forces that have led to the predominance of certain thought patterns, questioning why the study of mind and behavior often diverges from natural science methodologies. Furthermore, he critiques the notion of humans as entirely malleable, arguing that this belief not only misrepresents human nature but also underpins reactionary social ideologies.

"As a linguist, Noam Chomsky aims not only at making a technical contribution with his generative theory of language but also at integrating his linguistic theory into a wider view of the relationship between language and the human mind. The crux of this view is his hypothesis that human beings are born with an innate knowledge of universal principles underlying the structure of human language. Chomsky's ideas have exerted a powerful influence on other disciplines by restoring language to a central position in cognitive psychology and in the philosophy of mind. The wider impact of his redefinition of the subject gives him a permanent place in the intellectual history of the twentieth century. Central to Chomsky's analysis is the distinction he draws between linguistic competence (knowledge of the system of rules that govern language) and an individual's actual performance as a user of language. As Dr. Klor de Alva points out, "... Chomsky's sober text makes clear why an avoidance of dogmatism and reductionism, in the human and natural sciences - as in all things - and a well-founded recognition of the limits of cognition are not only methodologically useful but also conceptually necessary.""--Jaquette de livre

In this collection of interviews, Noam Chomsky explores the world's most pressing questions with his trademark clarity and insight and presents a startling picture of America's relentless pursuit of power and its catastrophic consequences.

This third edition features Noam Chomsky's influential essays exploring the intricate relationship between language and the human mind. Updated in 2006, it includes two new chapters that expand on his groundbreaking theories, along with a fresh preface that contextualizes his work within contemporary discussions in linguistics and cognitive science. Chomsky's insights continue to challenge and inspire readers, making this collection a vital resource for understanding the complexities of language.

A devastating analysis of America's political actions (as opposed to its rhetoric) before, during and after the Cold War. Using secret National Security Council planning documents and taking post-war Europe and Central America as paradigms, the author exa

Rogue States: The Rule of Force in the World Affairs.

Originally published as a special supplement by The New York Review of Books, this work features critical essays that delve into the role of intellectuals in society. The primary essay examines the responsibilities they bear in shaping public discourse and moral accountability. Additionally, a second essay titled "The Responsibility of Intellectuals, Redux" revisits these themes, offering updated insights into the ongoing relevance of intellectual engagement in contemporary issues. The collection emphasizes the importance of thoughtful discourse in challenging times.

In this classic talk delivered at the Poetry Center, New York, on February 16, 1970, Noam Chomsky articulates a clear, uncompromising vision of social change. Chomsky contrasts the classical liberal, libertarian socialist, state socialist, and state capitalist world views and then defends a libertarian socialist vision as "the proper and natural extension . . . of classical liberalism into the era of advanced industrial society."In his stirring conclusion Chomsky argues, "We have today the technical and material resources to meet man’s animal needs.We have not developed the cultural and moral resources or the democratic forms of social organization that make possible the humane and rational use of our material wealth and power.Conceivably, the classical liberal ideals as expressed and developed in their libertarian socialist form are achievable. But if so, only by a popular revolutionary movement, rooted in wide strata of the population and committed to the elimination of repressive and authoritarian institutions, state and private. To create such a movement is a challenge we face and must meet if there is to be an escape from contemporary barbarism."

Chomsky presents short, forceful commentaries on U.S. politics, from the domestic economic crisis to Obama's strategies in Afghanistan and around the world.

Chomsky argues that, contrary to popular perception, the real 'rogue' states in the world today are not the dictator-led developing countries we hear about in the news, but the United States and its allies