Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance (American Empire Project)
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (681 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0805076883 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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"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 ReviewAn 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 shown themselves willing-as in the Cuban missile crisis-to follow the dream of dominance no matter how high the risks. World-renowned intellectual Noam Chomsky investigates how we came to this perilous moment and why our rulers are willing to jeopardize the future of our species.With the striking logic that is his trademark, Chomsky tracks the U.S. Lucidly written, thoroughly documented, and featuring a new afterword by the author, Hegemony or Survival is a definitive statement from one of today's most influential thinkers.. government's aggressive pursuit of "full spectrum dominance" and vividly lays out how the most recent manifestations of the politics of global control-from unilateralism to the dismantling of internationa
"Among the Most Life-Changing Books I've Read" according to Keyan Zameni. An absolutely enlightening assessment of U.S. policies that is a must-read whether you are a student of history, seeking to make sense of the how we've gotten to this point today where we spend more on military than the next top 5 spenders combined and neglect our homeland while funneling billions abroad, or just interested in being an informed citizen wary of the propaga. The Planet - and The Species - you may save could be your own! An excellent book, meticulously documented and precisely supported with references and footnotes by Noam Chomsky- developing - and addressing - the question of whether the existence of humans will continue, or turn out to have been an evolutionary mistake as having been too "smart" and destructive [a] for our own survival and/or [b] too damaging to the habitat to permit t. "Knowledge will set you free." according to Scott. It was a mere year ago, being 20 years of age, where I thought American's were being targeted for no reason, where my view of American involvement overseas was actually promoting good for people in America as well as abroad.Chomsky has opened me up to a different side of thinking, a different style of interpretting information from what I hear to what I see on the news.An
But Hegemony or Survival is relatively dispassionate. Surveying U.S. 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. Bush's 2003 invasion of Iraq drew worldwide criticism, in part because it seemed to present a new philosophy of pre-emptive war and an appearance of global empire building. The charges made throughout the book are severe, as are the dire consequences he posits if current trends are not reversed, and Chomsky is no more likely to make friends or gain supporters from the mainstream now than he's ever been. Instead of relying on camp or shock value or personal attacks as some of his contemporaries have done, Chomsky drives his well-supported points