American Power and the New MandarinsPenguin Books India, 2003 - Počet stran: 496 The Perils Of Imperial Democracy With America S Foreign Entanglements Deepening By The Month, Highlighted By The Recently Declared War On Iraq, There Is Need For An Independent Analysis Of America S Role In The World. American Power And The New Mandarins, Noam Chomsky S First Political Book And Widely Considered To Be Among The Most Cogent And Powerful Statements Against The American War In Vietnam, Is A Timely Reminder Of The Perils Of Imperial Democracy. This Is Quintessential Chomsky, Combining A Clear, Fact-Based Critique Of American Overseas Policy With An Acute Sense Of Moral Outrage At The Deceptions And Hypocrisy That Defend It On The Home Front. |
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Introduction | 3 |
Objectivity and Liberal Scholarship | 23 |
The Logic of Withdrawal | 221 |
A Review | 295 |
Some Thoughts on Intellectuals and the Schools | 309 |
The Responsibility of Intellectuals | 323 |
On Resistance | 367 |
Supplement to On Resistance | 387 |
Epilogue | 401 |
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