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  Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky

  by Noam Chomsky

  A major new collection from "arguably the most important intellectual alive" ( The New York Times ). Noam Chomsky is universally accepted as one of the preeminent public intellectuals of the modern era. Over the past thirty years, broadly diverse audiences have gathered to attend his sold-out lectures. Now, in Understanding Power , Peter Mitchell and John Schoeffel have assembled the best of Chomsky's recent... (more)
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  The Chomsky-Foucault Debate: On Human Nature

  by Michel Foucault, Noam Chomsky

  Two of the twentieth century's most influential thinkers debate a perennial question. In 1971, at the height of the Vietnam War and at a time of great political and social instability, two of the world's leading intellectuals, Noam Chomsky and Michel Foucault, were invited by Dutch philosopher Fons Edlers to debate an age-old question: is there such a thing as "innate" human nature independent of our experiences... (more)
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  On Language: Chomsky's Classic Works Language and Responsibility and Reflections on Language in One Volume

  by Noam Chomsky

  Two of Chomsky's most famous and accessible works, back in print in one affordable, attractive volume. Restoring to print two of Chomsky's most famous and popular books in one omnibus volume, On Language features some of the noted linguist and political critic's most informal and highly accessible work, making it an ideal introduction to his thought. In Part I ("Language and Responsibility") Chomsky presents a... (more)
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  The American Empire Project

  Hegemony or Survival

  America's Quest for Global Dominance

  by Noam Chomsky

  "Reading Chomsky today is sobering and instructive . . . He is a global phenomenon . . . perhaps the most widely read voice on foreign policy on the planet." - The New York Times Book Review 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... (more)
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  Chomsky on Anarchism

  by Noam Chomsky

  The political and linguistic writings of America's leading dissident intellectual. He relates his political ideals to his theories about language.