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According to The New York Times, Noam Chomsky is arguably the most important intellectual alive. But he isn't easy to read . . . or at least he wasn't until these books came along. Made up of intensively edited speeches and interviews, they offer something t found anywhere else: pure Chomsky, with every dazzling idea and penetrating insight intact, delivered in clear, accessible, reader-friendly prose. Published as four short books in the famous Real Story series--What Uncle Sam Really Wants; The Prosperous Few and the Restless Many; Secrets, Lies and Democracy; and The Common Good--they've collectively sold almost 600,000 copies. And they continue to sell year after year after year because Chomsky's ideas become, if anything, more relevant as time goes by. For example, twenty years ago he pointed out that in 1970, about 90% of international capital was used for trade and long-term investment--more or less productive things--and 10% for speculation. By 1990, those figures had reversed. As we kw, speculation continued to increase exponentially. We're paying the price w for t heeding him them.Product Identifiers
PublisherCounterpoint Press
ISBN-101593764278
ISBN-139781593764272
eBay Product ID (ePID)109250518
Product Key Features
Book TitleHow the World Works
Number of Pages416 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPolitical Economy, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, Political Ideologies / Democracy
Publication Year2011
GenreLanguage Arts & Disciplines, Social Science, Political Science
AuthorNoam Chomsky, David Barsamian
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight14.8 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Place of PublicationBerkeley
Series TitleReal Story
Edited byArthur Naiman
Country of PublicationUnited States