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Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance (The American Empire Project)by Noam Chomsky
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments: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. Review:"[T]he book, with its wealth of information, is a thoughtful, well-argued antidote to the conventional wisdom." The Nation Review:"If, for reasons of chance, or circumstance (or sloth), you have to pick just one book on the subject of the American Empire, I'd say pick this one. It's the Full Monty. It's Chomsky at his best. Hegemony or Survival is necessary reading." Arundhati Roy, author of The God of Small Things Review:"How did we ever get to be an empire? The writings of Noam Chomsky — America's most useful citizen, in my opinion — are the best answer to that question. Hegemony or Survival is an excellent summary of his views." Boston Globe Review:"An impassioned polemic, it catalogues and recounts all of the real, alleged and imagined errors, inconsistencies and hypocrisies that have marred American statecraft over the past century....Reading Chomsky is a little like listening to AM talk radio, albeit with an inverted ideological slant." The Washington Post Book World Review:"A raging and often meandering assault on United States foreign policy and the elites who shape it.... Review:"[H]ighly readable....Chomsky brings together many themes he has mined in the past, making this cogent and provocative book an important addition to an ongoing public discussion about U.S. policy." Publishers Weekly Review:"Chomsky offers a cautionary look at where we may be headed as a nation and the growing threats to world peace and personal freedom." Booklist Synopsis: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. About the AuthorNoam Chomsky is the author of numerous bestselling political works, from American Power and The New Mandarins to 9-11. Institute Professor of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT, he is widely credited with having revolutionized modern linguistics. He lives in Lexington, Massachusetts. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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