After the Cataclysm
The Political Economy of Human Rights: Volume II
Published on 20. March 2015
488 pages
978-1-78371-263-2 (ISBN)
Description
The second volume of The Political Economy of Human Rights remains one of the most controversial works produced by Chomsky to date. In a much discussed chapter on Cambodia, Chomsky and Herman questioned official Western narratives on the Khmer Rouge and suggested that the evidence available did not match up to the assertions being made at that time. These claims would resurface in a recent controversy with the Continental philosopher Slavoj Zizek and readers will now be able to judge for themselves the veracity of Zizek's claims. The work also contains important analysis of Western interventions across Indochina, including Vietnam and Laos, and provides a searing critique of American imperial aspirations in the region.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
File size
0,74 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78371-263-2 (9781783712632)
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03/2015
Pluto Press
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Persons
Noam Chomsky is one of the most cited scholars in history and has profoundly shaped contemporary understanding of American politics. An ally of anarcho-syndicalists the world over, he has authored numerous books on linguistics, history and politics. He is Institute Professor (emeritus) in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT, and Laureate Professor of Linguistics and Agnese Nelms Haury Chair in the Program in Environment and Social Justice at the University of Arizona.
Edward S. Herman (1925-2017) was Professor Emeritus of Finance at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania. A media analyst with a speciality in corporate and regulatory issues, as well as political economy, he collaborated with Noam Chomsky on a number of books, including The Washington Connection and Third World Fascism (Pluto, 2015) and After the Cataclysm (Pluto, 2015).
Edward S. Herman (1925-2017) was Professor Emeritus of Finance at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania. A media analyst with a speciality in corporate and regulatory issues, as well as political economy, he collaborated with Noam Chomsky on a number of books, including The Washington Connection and Third World Fascism (Pluto, 2015) and After the Cataclysm (Pluto, 2015).
Content
Preface to the 2015 Edition
Preface
1. The Setting
2. Precedents
3. Refugees: Indochina and Beyond
4. Vietnam
5. Laos
6. Cambodia
7. Final Comments
Notes
Index
Preface
1. The Setting
2. Precedents
3. Refugees: Indochina and Beyond
4. Vietnam
5. Laos
6. Cambodia
7. Final Comments
Notes
Index
