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Interventions (City Lights Open Media)by Noam Chomsky
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:"Chomsky is a global phenomenon . . . perhaps the most widely read voice on foreign policy on the planet."-The New York Times Book Review Interventionsis Noam Chomsky at his best. Not since his all-time best-selling title, 9/11,published in the Open Media series in 2001, have readers had a timely, short, easy-to-read, affordable Chomsky. Unlike 9/11, Interventionsis a writerly work-a series of more than thirty tightly argued essays aimed at various aspects of US power and politics in the post-9/11 world. While critical of US military interventions around the globe, each piece in the book is in itself an intellectual intervention aimed at raising public ire about the consequences of US use of power at home and abroad. Interventions'subjects span from 9/11 and the Iraq war to Social Security and Intelligent Design, South America and Asia, the Israeli occupation of Palestine and the election of Hamas, Hurricane Katrina, and the US concept of "just war." According to BusinessWeek,"With relentless logic, Chomsky bids us to listen closely to what our leaders tell us-and to discern what they are leaving out. . . . Agree with him or not, we lose out by not listening."Chomsky's Interventionsdelivers what readers want: an accessible set of skeleton keys for opening up a wide range of global issues dominating today's political landscape. Noam Chomskyis the critically acclaimed author of many books, including Hegemony or Survival, Imperial Ambitions, Failed States, Manufacturing Consentand Media Control Review:"Though sometimes distracted by topics like Hurricane Katrina or South America, the essays in Chomsky's latest, written for the New York Times Syndicate between September 2002 and July '06, are largely concerned with Iraq, seen through the combative, populist (though by no means popular) convictions that the linguist and activist has become known for. His long-standing criticism of Israel makes it the next-most discussed topic; he accuses Israel of kidnapping and killing civilians and wonders why no has yet called for a Desert Storm-style invasion of the Jewish state. Though he clearly represents a voice unfettered by elitist concerns, tainted money or fear of reprisal, what comes through most strongly-indeed, what drives his arguments-isn't special insight into the issues at hand, but simple disgust with American imperialism and hypocrisy. Many pieces have been rendered irrelevant by events (though Chomsky offers footnoted updates), and he's no prose stylist. Few newspaper or magazines print Chomsky's work; given his views and his gloom-and-doom style, it's understandable." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Review:"For all his celebrity on the academic and activist left, Noam Chomsky, the linguist turned gadfly, goes all but unnoticed inside the Capital Beltway. And this neglect, according to Chomsky's new collection of op-ed articles, 'Interventions,' is not benign. 'Chomsky's op-eds have been picked up widely by the international press,' according to an editor's note, but American '"newspapers of record" have... Washington Post Book Review (read the entire Washington Post review) Book News Annotation:It may surprise even long-time American readers of prominent US
foreign policy critic Noam Chomsky to learn that since 2002 he has
been penning brief 1000-word essays that have been distributed around
the world by the New York Times Syndicate as opinion-editorials
(although they will be less surprised to find out that not one has
ever appeared in the pages of the Times itself). This volume collects
44 of those pieces, in which Chomsky critically analyzes events from
September 2002 through March 2007. As might be expected, the bulk of
the essays deal with the US invasion of Iraq, but other issues are
covered as well, including Hurricane Katrina, threats against Iran,
the recent Israeli attack on Lebanon, the Israel- Palestine conflict,
and the politically leftward drift of Latin America. Also included is
a foreword by Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting's Peter Hart on the
dearth of critical voices in the American corporate media.
Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis: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. About the AuthorNoam Chomsky, Ph.D (born December 7, 1928) is the Institute Professor Emeritus of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Chomsky is credited with the creation of the theory of generative grammar, considered to be one of the most significant contributions to the field of theoretical linguistics made in the 20th century. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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