Books like Who Rules the World? by Noam Chomsky
In a rigorous analysis, Noam Chomsky explores the waning influence of the American Century and the United States’ post‑9/11 foreign‑policy choices that favor a military‑first approach and a world‑spanning empire. Drawing on a breadth of cases—from the expanding drone‑assassination program to nuclear threats, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and Israel/Palestine—he offers a nuanced look at how U.S. imperial power operates and the dangers it poses for global stability. The book also outlines how U.S. elites have become increasingly insulated from democratic constraints, while ordinary citizens are distracted by consumerism and narrow politics, allowing corporations and the wealthy to act with impunity. Chomsky’s work is a detailed, evidence‑based account of the central conflicts and dangers shaping the 21st‑century world.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Politics & Government/International Relations
Authors: Noam Chomsky
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Noam Chomsky argues that the United States itself is a failed state, critiquing its interventionist policies, nuclear risks, Iraq occupation, and democratic deficits in both foreign and domestic arenas.
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Noam Chomsky’s seminal tome on Mideast politics has become a classic in the fields of political science and Mideast affairs.
For its tenth printing, Chomsky has added chapters bringing the book completely up to date, with a new preface by Chomsky, a new foreword from Palestinian author and activist Edward W. Said, and new material on the Intifada, the ongoing Israeli-PLO "peace process" (including the Oslo and Wye accords), and Israel’s war against Lebanon.
It is invaluable to anyone seeking to understand the Middle East and US foreign policy today.
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How do we understand the ethics of humanitarian intervention in today's world? After Western intervention in Libya's civil war this new edition of A New Generation Draws the Line provides timely answers. In a new chapter on recent interventions Chomsky dissects the meaning of the 'right to protect' principle. Other chapters examine the West's uses and abuses of 'humanitarian intervention' including detailed studies of East Timor and Kosovo. The actions of Muammar Gaddafi and the trial of Serbian military commander Ratko Mladic have energised narratives about the role of the 'civilised' West. In this book, Chomsky deploys his forensic method - asking the difficult questions the West would prefer to avoid.
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"Noam Chomsky's Year 501 is a powerful and comprehensive discussion of the incredible injustices hidden in our history and there is little in that history that escapes Chomsky's attention.
He ruthlessly interrogates the "official record" calling up the muted voices of the victims of aggression to give testimony. From the brutality of Christopher Columbus upon his arrival in the Americas to the persecution of Indonesians in the 1960s, he appeals to the reader to review the evidence amassed over the last 500 years."--pub. desc.
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