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Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements
of Propaganda (2nd edition)
Noam Chomsky £6.99
"The role of the media in contemporary politics forces us to ask:
what kind of a world and what kind of society we want to live in, and in particular,
in what sense of democracy do we want this to be a democratic society? ...
One conception of democracy has it that a democratic society is one in which the public
has the means to participate in some meaningful way in the management of their own affairs
and the means of information are open and free ...
... An alternative conception of democracy is that the public must be barred from managing of their own
affairs and the means of information must be kept narrowly and rigidly controlled ...
[I]t's important to understand that this is prevailing conception. In fact, it long has been ..."
(from the introduction)
The lowdown on twentieth century American government propaganda & disinformation - from
Woodrow Wilson in 1916, through to Nicaragua, Cuba, Iraq and the 'War on Terror'.
Concise, but absolutely essential.
Seven Stories Press (2002) ISBN 1583225366
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9-11
Noam Chomsky £6.99
Interviews conducted with Chomsky by a variety of interviewers during the first month following the attacks of September 11th, 2001 on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon.
Seven Stories Press (2001) ISBN 1583224890
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A New Generation Draws the Line: Kosovo, East Timor and the Standards of the West
Noam Chomsky £8.00
The conflicts in Kosovo and East Timor, looked at side-by-side, starkly illuminate the strategies of the Western powers in the new century. Chomsky convincingly argues that humanitarianism was not the moving force behind NATO's intervention in Yugoslavia, and that there, as in East Timor, strategic concerns were dominant while the fate of the civilian population was incidental.
Verso (2001) ISBN 1859843808
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Rogue States: The Rule of Force in World Affairs
Noam Chomsky £11.99
Rogue States is the result of Chomsky's tireless efforts to measure the world's superpowers by their own standards and to hold them responsible for the acts they commit in the name of their people. With analyses of the US's bombing campaign against Iraq, NATO's intervention in Kosovo, US support for a regime of terror in East Timor, Chomsky interrogates the rhetoric of Western foreign policy to reveal the insidious interests behind insupportable actions - from paralyzing economic sanctions to surgical military strikes. The rule of law has been reduced to a mere nuisance in the US's brazen bid for the title of "rogue state".
Pluto Press (2000) ISBN 0745317081
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The New Military Humanism: Lessons from Kosovo
Noam Chomsky £10.99
A powerful and convincing alternative framework for understanding the NATO war on Yugoslavia. Contrary to the official and mainstream media version, Chomsky views the war as "another rampage in the name of virtue" by a rogue superpower and its junior partner. He provides compelling evidence that claims of humanitarian intent were false and hypocritical, and shows that here, as in Turkey and Colombia, the United States chose a course of action that actually intensified atrocities.
Pluto Press (1999) ISBN 0745316336
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Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel & the Palestinians (updated edition)
Noam Chomsky, foreword by Edward W. Said £15.99
As the foreword says, Fateful Triangle may be the most ambitious book ever attempted on the conflict between Zionism and the Palestinians, showing how the USA is deeply involved as Israel's backer. It is a dogged expose of human corruption, greed and intellectual dishonesty. This seminal tome on Middle East politics, now includes a new introduction, a foreword by Edward Said, and new chapters on the Palestinian uprising, the ongoing "peace process" (including the Oslo and Wye accords) and Israel's war on Lebanon.
Pluto Press (1999) ISBN 0745315305
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Powers and Prospects: Reflections on Human Nature and the Social Order
Noam Chomsky £13.99
A scathing critique of orthodox views and government policy, outlining other paths that can lead to better understanding and more constructive action. Chomsky lifts the veil of distortion that conceals the workings of history and social policy, and reveals how the 'new' world order is little more than a remarketing of the same old disorder. His refreshingly clear views of the world and the nature of things are supported by a wealth of detail.
Pluto Press (1996) ISBN 0745311067
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Free Market Fantasies: Capitalism in the real world (audiobook on CD)
Noam Chomsky £10.00
Takes us into the twisted world of the 'free market'. There is endless talk about the free market and its virtues: supposedly entrepreneurs compete on level playing fields and the public benefits. The reality: fewer than 10 corporations control most of the global media, while the existing free market depends heavily on taxpayer subsidies and bailouts; corporate welfare grossly exceeds that which goes to the poor and economic policy is based on the dictum 'take from the needy, and give to the greedy'.
AK Press Audio (1996) ISBN 1873176791
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Class War: The attack on Working People (audiobook on CD)
Noam Chomsky £10.00
How corporations with their political allies are waging an unrelenting class war against working people worldwide. Social Welfare programs are being curtailed and eliminated in the name of fiscal responsibility. CEOs tell workers to tighten their belts while their own wallets are bulging. People are working longer hours, producing more and earning less. The ranks of the poor have mushroomed. Meanwhile profits are at unprecedented levels. Class War is vintage Chomsky. His analyses provide people with tools for self-defence.
AK Press Audio (1996) ISBN 1873176279
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Deterring Democracy
Noam Chomsky £9.99
A devastating analysis of America's imperialism as the sole remaining superpower, which draws alarming connections between its repression of information inside the US and its aggressive empire-building abroad.
Vintage (1992) ISBN 0099135019
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Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies
Noam Chomsky £14.99
Necessary Illusions explodes the myth of an independent media, intent on uncovering the truth at any cost. Chomsky demonstrates that, in practice, the media in the developed world serve the interests of state and corporate power - despite protestations to the contrary. While individual journalists strive to abide by high standards of professionalism and integrity in their work, their paymasters - the media corporations - ultimately decide what we view, hear and read.
Pluto Press (1991) ISBN 0745303803
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The Culture of Terrorism
Noam Chomsky £14.99
Examines the objectives and extent of secret US operations abroad - operations which have inflicted terror and suffering on innocent civilians. Chomsky looks at the way in which dissidence within the US has been kept to a minimum through control over the media. Having become wise from the experience of Vietnam, the US Government is now careful to maintain 'damage control' - to ensure that a servile press and TV system engage in a vast programme of lies and disinformation designed to obscure the bloody realities of US repression.
Pluto Press (1988) ISBN 074530270X
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This is not a comprehensive list of his books, by any means! Others can be ordered, just ask.
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