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Noam chomsky is a us political theorist and activist, and institute professor of linguistics at the massachusetts institute of technology mit. Manufacturing consent the political economy ofthe mass media edward s. Theoretical research in linguistics may affect our political and social judgments insofar as they purport to delineate and explain real cognitive phenomena, views upon which, implicitly or explicitly, inform political. And while he can sound like a doomsayer, chomskys work also offers the possibility of political and economic alternatives and a fresh language for a collective sense of agency and resistance. Recipient of numerous prizes and awards, chomsky ranks with marx, shakespeare and the bible as one of the ten most quoted sources in the humanities. You can see the quality of the book content that will be shown to an individual. And while he can sound like a doomsayer, chomsky s work also offers the possibility of political and economic alternatives and a fresh language for a collective sense of agency and resistance. This edition also sports a bibliography and index plus notes on each interview. The volume now includes his thoughts on topics from vietnam to 911. Noam chomskys prolific writings have made him one of the mostquoted educators in historythe only living writer on a mostcited list that includes plato, sh. If a theory is sufficiently powerful and simple, said chomsky, it should radically reduce the amount of.
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