Hopes and Prospects

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Synopsis
&“Chomsky&’s gritty, politically charged essays redefine the nature and practice of democracy in an increasingly unsteady world climate&” (Foreword Reviews). In this urgent book, Noam Chomsky surveys the dangers and prospects of our early twenty-first century. Exploring challenges such as the growing gap between North and South, American exceptionalism (including under Pres. Barack Obama), the fiascos of Iraq and Afghanistan, the US-Israeli assault on Gaza, and the recent financial bailouts, he also sees hope for the future and a way to move forward—in the revival of indigenous cultures and languages and in the global solidarity movements that suggest &“real progress toward freedom and justice.&” Hopes and Prospects is essential reading for anyone who is concerned about the primary challenges still facing the human race. &“A dazzling, informative, arresting piece of work . . . incredibly timely and incredibly thorough, reserving safe ground for no-one and exploring the challenges and problems facing us in today&’s changing world.&” —Seattle PI &“This is a classic Chomsky work: a bonfire of myths and lies, sophistries and delusions. Noam Chomsky is an enduring inspiration all over the world—to millions, I suspect—for the simple reason that he is a truth-teller on an epic scale. I salute him.&” —John Pilger, journalist, writer, and filmmaker &“In dissecting the rhetoric and logic of American empire and class domination, at home and abroad, Chomsky continues a longstanding and crucial work of elucidation and activism . . . the writing remains unswervingly rational and principled throughout, and lends bracing impetus to the real alternatives before us.&” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Copyright:
2010

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
339 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781608460083
Related ISBNs:
9781931859967
Publisher:
Haymarket Books
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Copyrighted By:
Noam Chomsky
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
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