{"product_id":"understanding-power-the-indispensable-chomsky-9781565847033","title":"Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe perfect introduction to the wide-ranging thought of \"the most widely read voice on foreign policy on the planet\" (\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Chomsky ranks with Marx, Shakespeare and the Bible as one of the ten most quoted sources in the humanities.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNoam Chomsky remains one of our preeminent public intellectuals, a thinker whose works on international politics and the media are read worldwide. In \u003cem\u003eUnderstanding Power\u003c\/em\u003e, Peter Mitchell and John Schoeffel have assembled the best of Chomsky's talks on the politics of power.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a series of enlightening and wide-ranging discussions, all published here for the first time, Chomsky radically interprets the events of the late twentieth century, covering topics from foreign policy during Vietnam to the attacks on welfare under the Clinton administration. And as he elucidates the connection between America's imperialistic foreign policy and the decline of domestic standards of living, Chomsky also establishes a theory of social change. Featuring his classic criticisms of media in capitalist society, as well as U.S. foreign and domestic policy, \u003cem\u003eUnderstanding Power\u003c\/em\u003e offers a sweeping critique of the world around us and is the definitive Chomsky.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharacterized by Chomsky's accessible and informative style, this is the ideal book for those new to his work as well as for those who have been reading for years. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eClick here to download a PDF of the explanatory footnotes compiled by the editors.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Noam Chomsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.32h x 6.18w x 1.19d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781565847033","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44148534181933,"sku":"9781565847033","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_49d832b9-73b3-4f3d-b6ab-8cfe11844fdd.jpg?v=1757226320","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/understanding-power-the-indispensable-chomsky-9781565847033","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}