Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance (American Empire Project)
 

Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance (The American Empire Project) (The American Empire Project)

by Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky is considered the father of modern linguistics. In this richly detailed criticism of American foreign policy, he seeks to redefine many of the terms commonly used in the ongoing American war on terrorism. Surveying U.S. actions in Cuba, Nicaragua, Turkey, the Far East and elsewhere over the past half a century along with the modern American war in Iraq, Chomsky indicates that... (read more)

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Cyrus G
  • Rated 5 stars

Hegemony or Survival documents the sad quest by the United States of America for global dominance, at the expense of its misinformed citizens. Love him or hate him, this gem by Chomsky will leave the reader with much to ponder over. Why should the United States of America dominate the world, and is total world domination really a necessity?

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adnan
  • Rated 2 stars

Just another anti-american book. The usual Chomsky rant, lacking referencing and backing up for his arguments, and rather relying mostly on logical deduction and reasoning.

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  • Rated 3.5 stars
 

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  • elham f

    elham f said:

    ok well I have not read the book, but I know one thing may chomsky noticed. Bush always wants to pretend his dominanace and awarness, but he cannot escape from blindness. He is afool thinking he is Hitler, but lacking his high mental ability

    posted Saturday, December 8 2007
  • elham f

    elham f said:

    ok well I have not read the book, but I know one thing may chomsky noticed. Bush always wants to pretend his dominanace and awarness, but he cannot escape from blindness. He is afool thinking he is Hitler, but lacking his high mental ability

    posted Saturday, December 8 2007
  • Muthu k

    muthu k said:

    yes i have read this book its a very interesting piece of work to understand the designs of hegemony

    posted Thursday, November 1 2007
  • ajit

    ajit said:

    Must Read, good lnguage, good sarcasm, facts to support great logic. Must if you really think on global level.

    posted Monday, September 10 2007
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