Masters of Mankind
Essays and Lectures, 1969-2013
Published on 30. September 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
162 pages
978-1-60846-363-3 (ISBN)
Description
A brilliant indictment of US imperial power.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 136 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
237 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60846-363-3 (9781608463633)
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Persons
Noam Chomsky is Institute Professor in the department of linguistics and philosophy at MIT. His work is widely credited with having revolutionized the field of modern linguistics. He is the author of numerous best-selling political works, which have been translated into scores of countries worldwide. His most recent books include the New York Times bestseller Hegemony or Survival, Failed States, Power Systems, Occupy, and Hopes and Prospects.
Marcus Raskin, co-founder of the Institute for Policy Studies and professor of public policy at George Washington University, is a social critic, activist, and philosopher.
Content
Foreword by Marcus Raskin
1. "Knowledge and Power: Intellectuals and the Welfare-Warfare State" in Priscilla Long, ed., The New Left, Boston: Porter Sargent, 1970, pp. 172-199.
2. "An Exception to the Rules" Inquiry, 17 April 1978.
3. "The Divine License to Kill"
4. "Consent Without Consent: Reflections on the Theory and Practice of Democracy," originally a lecture given on March 28, 1996, then appeared in Cleveland State Law Review 44.4.
5. "Simple Truths, Hard Problems: Some Thoughts on Terror, Justice, and Self-Defense," NYU Frumkes Lecture. November 15, 2004.
6. "Human Intelligence and the Environment," speech delivered at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, on September 30, 2010.
7. "Can Civilisation Survive Really Existing Capitalism?" Dublin, Ireland, UCD Philosophy Society Inaugural Lecture, April 2, 2013.
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1. "Knowledge and Power: Intellectuals and the Welfare-Warfare State" in Priscilla Long, ed., The New Left, Boston: Porter Sargent, 1970, pp. 172-199.
2. "An Exception to the Rules" Inquiry, 17 April 1978.
3. "The Divine License to Kill"
4. "Consent Without Consent: Reflections on the Theory and Practice of Democracy," originally a lecture given on March 28, 1996, then appeared in Cleveland State Law Review 44.4.
5. "Simple Truths, Hard Problems: Some Thoughts on Terror, Justice, and Self-Defense," NYU Frumkes Lecture. November 15, 2004.
6. "Human Intelligence and the Environment," speech delivered at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, on September 30, 2010.
7. "Can Civilisation Survive Really Existing Capitalism?" Dublin, Ireland, UCD Philosophy Society Inaugural Lecture, April 2, 2013.
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