Power and Terror: Conflict, Hegemony, and the Rule of Force [Paperback]

Noam Chomsky (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 30, 2011

This updated and significantly revised edition explores the dynamics of power relationships and international negotiations and the use of terror between the United States and Western countries and the nations of the Middle East in the post-9/11 era. Chomsky looks back to patterns since World War II to show how acts of terrorism today cannot be understood outside the context of Western power and state terror throughout the world, especially in the Middle East. This new edition offers the best opportunity to follow Chomsky's analysis in its development during the ten years since 9/11.

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Book Description

This update of the 2003 bestseller contains 40 per cent more material, and 2010 updates on political security and terror in Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, and Israel-Palestine.

About the Author

Noam Chomsky, Professor of Linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is the author recently of Hopes and Prospects (2010) and Perilous Power (Paradigm 2007). His articles and books revolutionized the contemporary study of linguistics and his political writings are widely read and translated throughout the world. In 2003 a profile of Chomsky in the New Yorker described his influence as one of the most cited scholars in history.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Paradigm Publishers (March 30, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594519714
• ISBN-13: 978-1594519710
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,063,978 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Noam Chomsky is Institute Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston. A member of the American Academy of Science, he has published widely in both linguistics and current affairs. His books include At War with Asia, Towards a New Cold War, Fateful Triangle: The U. S., Israel and the Palestinians, Necessary Illusions, Hegemony or Survival, Deterring Democracy, Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy and Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media.