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At a time when the United States exacts a greater and greater power over the rest of the world, America's leading voice of dissent needs to be heard more than ever. In over thirty timely, accessible and urgent essays, Chomsky cogently examines the burning issues of our post-9/11 world, covering the invasion and occupation of Iraq the Bush presidency and the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. This is an essential collection, from a vital and authoritative perspective.

In his latest interview collection, Chomsky offers insights into the institutions that shape the public mind in the service of power and profit. Renowned interviewer Barsamian showcases his unique access to Chomsky's thinking on a number of topics of contemporary and historical import. Renowned interviewer David Barsamian showcases his unique access to Chomky's thinking on a number of topics of contemporary and historical import. In an interview conducted after the important November 1999 "Battle in Seattle," Chomsky discusses prospects for building a movement to challenge corporate domination of the media, the environment, and even our private lives. Chomsky also engages in a discussion of his ideas on language and mind, making his important linguistic insights accessible to the lay reader. Noam Chomsky, Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is a world-renowned linguist, philosopher, and political analyst. He writes extensively and lectures around the world on international affairs, U.S. foreign policy, and human rights. Chomsky has published 15 books with South End Press, including "Rogue States: The Rule of Force in World Affairs." David Barsamian lives in Boulder, Colorado, and is the producer of the award-winning syndicated radio program, Alternative Radio. His interview books with luminaries such as Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, and Edward W. Said have sold in the hundreds of thousands of copies.

Noam Chomsky, the world's foremost intellectual activist, presents an irrefutable analysis of America's pursuit of total domination and the catastrophic consequences that are sure to follow. From the funding of repressive regimes to the current 'war on terror', the toppling of governments counter to its beliefs to the invasion of Iraq, America pursues its global strategy no matter what the cost. With the rigour and insight that have made him our most important 'unraveller of accredited lies', Noam Chomsky reveals the truth and the true motives behind America's quest for dominance - and seeks also to show us how the world may yet step back from the brink.

Chomsky has collected more than 30 essays aimed at various aspects of U.S. power and politics in the post-9/11 world. Each piece in the book is in itself an intellectual intervention aimed at raising public ire about the consequences of the U.S. abuse of power at home and abroad.

Lucidly written, thoroughly documented, and featuring a new Afterword by the author, "Hegemony or Survival" is today's most influential thinker's definitive statement on America's alleged quest for global dominance. "Reading Chomsky today is sobering and instructive . . . He is a global phenomenon . . . perhaps the most widely read voice on foreign policy on the planet." -"The New York Times Book Review"An immediate national bestseller, "Hegemony or Survival" demonstrates how, for more than half a century the United States has been pursuing a grand imperial strategy with the aim of staking out the globe. Our leaders have shown themselves willing-as in the Cuban missile crisis-to follow the dream of dominance no matter how high the risks. World-renowned intellectual Noam Chomsky investigates how we came to this perilous moment and why our rulers are willing to jeopardize the future of our species.With the striking logic that is his trademark, Chomsky tracks the U.S. government's aggressive pursuit of "full spectrum dominance" and vividly lays out how the most recent manifestations of the politics of global control-from unilateralism to the dismantling of international agreements to state terrorism-cohere in a drive for hegemony that ultimately threatens our existence. Lucidly written, thoroughly documented, and featuring a new afterword by the author, "Hegemony or Survival "is a definitive statement from one of today's most influential thinkers.

From the targeting of schools and hospitals, to the indiscriminate use of white phosphorus, Israel's conduct in 'Operation Cast Lead' has rattled even some of its most strident supporters. In this book, Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappé survey the fallout from that devastation, and place the massacre in Gaza in the context of Israel's long-standing war against the Palestinians. Gaza in Crisis is a rigorous, historically informed and much-needed analysis of the situation and will be welcomed by all those eager for Chomsky's insights into yet another political catastrophe.

In a revised and updated edition, Chomsky untangles the intricacies of the US-Israeli-Palestinian relationship. He covers the significant developments of the 1980s and 1990s, aiming to provide a corrective to the mythmaking that has obscured the real history of peace negotiations in the region.

El impacto de las atrocidades terroristas del 11 de septiembre de 2001 fue tan abrumador que la identificación que acaba de darse es redundante: basta con decir 11-S. Está generalmente admitido que el mundo ha entrado en una nueva era en la que todo sera distinto:,La era del terror . Sin lugar a dudas, el 11-S ocupara un lugar preeminente en los anales del terrorismo, aunque deberiamos pensar detenidamente por que es asi.

The United States is in the process of staking out not just the globe but the heavens as a militarized sphere of influence. Chomsky investigates how it came to this moment, what kind of peril it presents, and why rulers are willing to jeopardize the future of the species.

Selección de artículos publicados en Le Monde Diplomatique en relación a la nueva estrategia imperial de EE.UU.

Aquellos lectores familiarizados tan sólo con las legendarias aportaciones de Chomsky en el ámbito de la lingüística, o con su análisis incisivo y subversivo de la política exterior estadounidense, se deleitarán con esta antología. En ella se incluyen muchas reflexiones acerca de ambos aspectos, pero también sobre otros asuntos que abarcan desde el libre albedrío al posmodernismo. Aunque la educación no se aborda en el sentido tradicional, hay aquí muchos elementos que resultarán educativos para el lector, con lo que se confirma que la combinación de perspicacia, erudición aparentemente ilimitada, sobrecogedora fertilidad y valentía a la antigua usanza de que hace gala Chomsky no tiene rival.» Alfie Kohn, autor de No contest: the case against competition y The Brighter side of human nature Este libro es una lectura esencial para quienes sientan verdadero interés por estas cuestiones, así como por el rumbo actual de Estados Unidos y del mundo en general. Accesible y apasionante, este volumen de artículos, conferencias y entrevistas ?algunos inéditos hasta el momento? pone de relieve los dos temas más interrelacionados en el núcleo de la filosofía social libertaria de Chomsky.

El más apasionante de los libros políticos de Chomsky.Este es, sin duda, el más radical y el más apasionante de los libros políticos de Chomsky. «Roosevelt—nos dice—hablaba de las cuatro libertades,

Publicado por primera vez en noviembre de 2001, tan sólo dos meses después del atentado que marcó un antes y un después en la historia contemporánea, el breve libro de Chomsky ponía entonces el dedo en la llaga sobre muchos temas de los que casi nadie queria hablar y mucho menos debatir.Ahora, diez años despues de aquel atentado, esta edicion conmemorativa en la que el autor ha añadido un nuevo prologo, demuestra que el contundente texto de Chomsky sigue siendo lucido y necesario, y su libro se ha convertido con el paso del tiempo en uno de los mas influyentes de entre los que han reflexionado sobre este hecho historico.Chomsky va mucho mas alla de los lugares comunes, deja a un lado el patriotismo, el oportunismo y la histeria que invadieron Estados Unidos en las semanas posteriores al atentado y considera valientemente que la politica exterior norteamericana y las intervenciones en lugares como Oriente Medio o America Latina son algunos de los temas a tomar en consideracion para analizar los porques de esa salvaje acto de agresion. Ademas, advierte de los peligros que comporta el incremento de la retorica belicista y el uso de la fuerza militar como unicas respuestas, y denuncia la manipulacion informativa destinada a confundir y a evitar que la poblacion se plantee las preguntas necesarias para entender en toda su magnitud ese acto de barbarie.