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A New York Times Bestseller !!!
The world’s leading intellectual offers a probing examination of the
nature of U.S. policies post-9/11, and the perils of valuing power above
democracy and human rights.
In an incisive, thorough analysis of the current international
situation, Noam Chomsky examines the way that the United States, despite
the rise of Europe and Asia, still largely sets the terms of global
discourse. Drawing on a wide range of examples, from the sordid history
of U.S. involvement with Cuba to the sanctions on Iran, he details how
America’s rhetoric of freedom and human rights so often diverges from
its actions. He delves deep into the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and
Israel-Palestine, providing unexpected and nuanced insights into the
workings of imperial power on our increasingly chaotic planet. And, in a
new afterword, he addresses the election of Donald Trump and what it
shows about American society.
Fierce, unsparing, and meticulously documented, Who Rules the World?
delivers the indispensable understanding of the central issues of our
time that we have come to expect from Chomsky.
"Chomsky’s book is . . . a polemic designed to awaken Americans from
complacency. America, in his view, must be reined in, and he makes the
case with verve. . . . We should understand it as a plea to end American
hypocrisy, to introduce a more consistently principled dimension to
American relations with the world, and, instead of assuming American
benevolence, to scrutinize critically how the US government actually
exercises its still-unmatched power."
―The New York Review of Books
"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
"With relentless logic, Chomsky bids us to listen closely to what our
leaders tell us―and to discern what they are leaving out. . . . Agree
with him or not, we lose out by not listening."
―BusinessWeek
"How did we ever get to be an empire? The writings of Noam
Chomsky ―America's most useful citizen― are the best answer to that
question."
―The Boston Globe
"It is possible that, if the United States goes the way of
nineteenth-century Britain, Chomsky's interpretation will be the
standard among historians a hundred years from now."
―The New Yorker
"For anyone wanting to find out more about the world we live in . . .
there is one simple answer: read Noam Chomsky."
―New Statesman
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