Chomsky For Activists

Author : Noam Chomsky,Charles Derber,Suren Moodliar,Paul Shannon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000216509

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Chomsky for Activists by Noam Chomsky,Charles Derber,Suren Moodliar,Paul Shannon Pdf

Those who regard him as a “doom and gloom” critic will find an unexpected Chomsky in these pages. Here the world-renowned author speaks for the first time in depth about his career in activism, and his views and tactics. Chomsky offers new and intimate details about his life-long experience as an activist, revealing him as a critic with deep convictions and many surprising insights about movement strategies. The book points to new directions for activists today, including how the crises of the Coronavirus and the economic meltdown are exploding in the critical 2020 US presidential election year. Readers will find hope and new pathways toward a sustainable, democratic world.

Author : Noam Chomsky
Publisher : Zuccotti Park Press
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781884519017

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Occupy by Noam Chomsky Pdf

With urgency and clarity, Noam Chomsky speaks with the movement as it transitions from occupying tent camps to occupying the national conscience

Author : Working Class History
Publisher : PM Press
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781629638393

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Working Class History by Working Class History Pdf

History is not made by kings, politicians, or a few rich individuals—it is made by all of us. From the temples of ancient Egypt to spacecraft orbiting Earth, workers and ordinary people everywhere have walked out, sat down, risen up, and fought back against exploitation, discrimination, colonization, and oppression. Working Class History presents a distinct selection of people’s history through hundreds of “on this day in history” anniversaries that are as diverse and international as the working class itself. Women, young people, people of color, workers, migrants, Indigenous people, LGBT+ people, disabled people, older people, the unemployed, home workers, and every other part of the working class have organized and taken action that has shaped our world, and improvements in living and working conditions have been won only by years of violent conflict and sacrifice. These everyday acts of resistance and rebellion highlight just some of those who have struggled for a better world and provide lessons and inspiration for those of us fighting in the present. Going day by day, this book paints a picture of how and why the world came to be as it is, how some have tried to change it, and the lengths to which the rich and powerful have gone to maintain and increase their wealth and influence. This handbook of grassroots movements, curated by the popular Working Class History project, features many hidden histories and untold stories, reinforced with inspiring images, further reading, and a foreword from legendary author and dissident Noam Chomsky.

Author : Noam Chomsky
Publisher : New Press/ORIM
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781595585660

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The Essential Chomsky by Noam Chomsky Pdf

The seminal writings of America’s leading philosopher, linguist, and political thinker—“the foremost gadfly of our national conscience” (The New York Times). For the past fifty years Noam Chomsky’s writings on politics and language have established him as a preeminent public intellectual as well as one of the most original political and social critics of our time. Among the seminal figures in linguistic theory over the past century, Chomsky has also secured a place among the most influential dissident voice in the United States. Chomsky’s many bestselling works—including Manufacturing Consent, Hegemony or Survival, Understanding Power, and Failed States—have served as essential touchstones for activists, scholars, and concerned citizens on subjects ranging from the media and intellectual freedom to human rights and war crimes. In particular, Chomsky’s scathing critique of the US wars in Vietnam, Central America, and the Middle East have furnished a widely accepted intellectual premise for antiwar movements for nearly four decades. The Essential Chomsky assembles the core of his most important writings, including excerpts from his most influential texts over the past half century. Here is an unprecedented, comprehensive overview of the thought that animates “one of the West’s most influential intellectuals in the cause of peace” (The Independent). “Chomsky ranks with Marx, Shakespeare, and the Bible as one of the ten most quoted sources in the humanities—and is the only writer among them still alive.” —The Guardian “Noam Chomsky is one of the most significant challengers of unjust power and delusions; he goes against every assumption about American altruism and humanitarianism.” —Edward Said “A rebel without a pause.” —Bono

Author : Noam Chomsky,Ilan Pappé
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780241973530

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On Palestine by Noam Chomsky,Ilan Pappé Pdf

On Palestine is Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappe's indispensable update on a suffering region. What is the future of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement directed at Israel? Which is more viable, the binational or one state solution? Ilan Pappé and Noam Chomsky, two leading voices in the struggle to liberate Palestine, discuss these critical questions and more in this urgent and timely book, a sequel to their acclaimed Gaza in Crisis. 'Chomsky is a global phenomenon . . . he may be the most widely read American voice on foreign policy on the planet' The New York Times Book Review 'Ilan Pappé is Israel's bravest, most principled, most incisive historian' John Pilger 'This sober and unflinching analysis should be read and reckoned with by anyone concerned with practicable change in the long-suffering region' Publishers Weekly (on Gaza in Crisis)

Author : Noam Chomsky
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Critical pedagogy
ISBN : 0415926327

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Chomsky on Democracy & Education by Noam Chomsky Pdf

First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Ashok Antony D'Souza
Publisher : Niruta Publications
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9788192342436

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Noam Chomsky's Discourse on Globalization and U.S.': Imperialism by Ashok Antony D'Souza Pdf

Noam Chomsky - a world renowned linguist, philosopher and outspoken critic of US foreign policy and the media - has consistently written and spoken about the dangers of the nexus between US imperialism and Neo-liberalism. This book explores if the experiences of 'social activists' in India corroborate major tenets of Chomsky's discourse on globalization and US imperialism. The work, although stems primarily from the area of professional social work, is interdisciplinary in nature and would be of interest to anyone interested in understanding the dynamics and politics of development in India.

Author : Wolfgang B. Sperlich
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2006-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1861892691

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Noam Chomsky by Wolfgang B. Sperlich Pdf

"Wolfgang B. Sperlich explores Chomsky's formative years and his main intellectual influences, and charts his strained relationship with mainstream American academia. He also offers an informed overview of Chomsky's landmark linguistics contributions as an introduction to his work, and he explains the latest developments in Chomskyan linguistics and how they influence research in fields as varied as neuroscience, biology and evolution. Sperlich is equally attentive to Chomsky's political activism - from the pacifist-anarchist lectures and writings of the 1950s and '60s to his recent book Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance, a chilling interpretation of an American foreign policy that is determined to achieve 'unilateral world domination through absolute military superiority'. Sperlich's Noam Chomsky is the perfect introduction to one of the most profound thinkers of our time."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Jeffrey Wilson
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781609808174

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The Instinct for Cooperation by Jeffrey Wilson Pdf

In the tradition of Joe Sacco's graphic journalism comes the first interview-based graphic novel treatment of Noam Chomsky's political ideas and activism. An astonishing graphic novel that brings Chomsky's political analysis to bear on real people's stories on the frontlines of America's struggle for economic justice and human dignity. The Instinct for Cooperation innovatively balances those real-life stories of struggle with conversations the author has had with Chomsky on how best to understand them. Although the themes are wide-ranging, this book is ultimately about the importance and need for spaces of resistance in countering state and other institutional forms of violence. For example, when discussing the removal of books by police and sanitation workers from Zuccotti Park in November of 2011, Chomsky paused to say "Arizona knows all about that," referring to the 2010 ban of Mexican American Studies in Tucson schools under Arizona House Bill 2281, which deemed classes that taught "ethnic solidarity" to be illegal. Rather than footnote the reference, Wilson tells that story. Like Joe Sacco's animated political journalism, this book offers a unique perspective on current issues, while providing a major contribution to the understanding of Chomsky's political theories.

Author : Noam Chomsky,Marv Waterstone
Publisher : Haymarket Books
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781642593839

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Consequences of Capitalism by Noam Chomsky,Marv Waterstone Pdf

Is our "common sense" understanding of the world a reflection of the ruling class’s demands of the larger society? If we are to challenge the capitalist structures that now threaten all life on the planet, Chomsky and Waterstone forcefully argue that we must look closely at the everyday tools we use to interpret the world. Consequences of Capitalism make the deep, often unseen connections between common sense and power. In making these linkages we see how the current hegemony keep social justice movements divided and marginalized. More importantly, we see how we overcome these divisions.

Author : Noam Chomsky
Publisher : The New Press
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781595589514

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On Anarchism by Noam Chomsky Pdf

The definitive primer on anarchist thought and practice, from the thinker the New York Times Book Review calls “the most widely read voice on foreign policy on the planet” “The essence of anarchism [is] the conviction that the burden of proof has to be placed on authority and that it should be dismantled if that burden cannot be met.” —Noam Chomsky With the specter of anarchy being invoked by the Right to sow fear, a cogent explanation of the political philosophy known as anarchism has never been more urgently needed. In On Anarchism, radical linguist, philosopher, and activist Noam Chomsky provides it. Known for his brilliant evisceration of American foreign policy, state capitalism, and the mainstream media, Chomsky remains a formidable and unapologetic critic of established authority and perhaps the world’s most famous anarchist. On Anarchism sheds a much-needed light on the foundations of Chomsky’s thought, specifically his constant questioning of the legitimacy of entrenched power. The book gathers his essays and interviews to provide a short, accessible introduction to his distinctively optimistic brand of anarchism. Chomsky eloquently refutes the notion of anarchism as a fixed idea, suggesting that it is part of a living, evolving tradition, and he disputes the traditional fault lines between anarchism and socialism, emphasizing the power of collective, rather than individualist, action. Including a retrospective interview with Chomsky where the author assesses his writings on anarchism to date, this is a book that is sure to challenge, provoke, and inspire. Profoundly relevant to our times, On Anarchism is a touchstone for political activists and anyone interested in deepening their understanding of anarchism and the power of collective action.

Author : Noam Chomsky
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Anarchism
ISBN : OCLC:1059470916

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Chomsky on Anarchism by Noam Chomsky Pdf

Author : Pierre W. Orelus,Noam Chomsky
Publisher : Counterpoints
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Democracy
ISBN : 1433124475

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On Language, Democracy, and Social Justice by Pierre W. Orelus,Noam Chomsky Pdf

Using dialogues exchanged over the course of nine years, combined with heartfelt critical essays, Chomsky and Orelus analytically examine social justice issues - unbalanced relationships between dominant and subjugated languages, democratic schooling, neoliberalism, colonization, and the harmful effect of Western globalization on developing countries, and on the poor living in those countries.

Author : Nicholas Allott,Chris Knight,Neilson Voyne Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Intellectuals
ISBN : 1787355527

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The Responsibility of Intellectuals by Nicholas Allott,Chris Knight,Neilson Voyne Smith Pdf

With the publication of "The Responsibility of Intellectuals," Noam Chomsky burst onto the US political scene as a leading critic of the war in Vietnam. Privilege, he argues, brings with it the responsibility to tell the truth and expose lies, but our intellectual culture only pays lip service to this ideal. The essay has been described as the "single most influential piece of anti-war literature" of the Vietnam war period. Since then, Chomsky has continued to equip a growing international audience with the facts and arguments needed to understand--and change--our world. According to the New York Times, Chomsky "may be the most widely read American voice on foreign policy on the planet today." This book revisits "The Responsibility of Intellectuals" half a century later. It includes six new essays written to celebrate Chomsky's famous intervention and explore its relevance in today's world. Nicholas Allott, Chris Knight, Milan Rai, and Neil Smith have studied and written about Chomsky's thought for many years, while Craig Murray and Jackie Walker describe the personal price they have paid for speaking out. The book concludes with Chomsky's recollections of the background to the original publication of his essay, followed by extensive commentary from him on its fiftieth anniversary.

Author : Noam Chomsky
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2004-02-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780742573338

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Chomsky on Mis-Education by Noam Chomsky Pdf

In this book, Chomsky builds a larger understanding of our educational needs, starting with the changing role of schools today, yet broadening our view toward new models of public education for citizenship.