{"product_id":"understanding-power-noam-chomsky-9781565847033","title":"Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Noam Chomsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1565847032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781565847033\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/24\/2001 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2002 pg. 121","brand":"Noam Chomsky","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049643569407,"sku":"9781565847033","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_815e432f-13dc-4b54-b51b-110a18395d71.jpg?v=1685002685","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/understanding-power-noam-chomsky-9781565847033","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}