| What We Say Goes: Conversations on U.S. Power in a Changing World Contributor(s): Chomsky, Noam (Author), Barsamian, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0805086714 ISBN-13: 9780805086713 Publisher: Metropolitan Books OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2007 Annotation: In this new collection of conversations, "What We Say Goes" explores the most immediate and urgent concerns confronting America. As always, Chomsky presents his ideas vividly and accessibly, with uncompromising principle and clarifying insight. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Essays - Political Science | International Relations - General - History | Modern - 21st Century |
| Dewey: 327.730 |
| LCCN: 2007021893 |
| Series: American Empire Project |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.32" W x 7.96" (0.44 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Chomsky, Noam: - Noam Chomsky is the author of numerous bestselling political works, including Hegemony or Survival and Failed States. A laureate professor at the University of Arizona and professor emeritus of linguistics and philosophy at MIT, he is widely credited with having revolutionized modern linguistics. He lives in Tuscon, Arizona.Barsamian, David: - David Barsamian, director of the award-winning and widely syndicated Alternative Radio, is a winner of the Lannan Foundation's Cultural Freedom Fellowship and the ACLU's Upton Sinclair Award for independent journalism. He lives in Boulder, Colorado. His interviews with Noam Chomsky have been published as books, including Imperial Ambitions and Global Discontents. |