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The Social and Political Thought of Noam Chomsky

By Alison Edgley

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2002
ISBN
0415285674, 9780415285674
Google Books ID
rUaLYCTkXCQC
Open Library ID
OL22380948M
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
326 kB (334096 bytes)
Edition
eBook
Pages
224\0
Orientation
no
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00

Description

The Social and Political Thought of Noam Chomsky questions Chomsky's claim not to have a theory about the relationship between human beings and their society other than that which 'can be written on the back of postage stamp'. Edgley compares Chomsky's vision of the good society with liberal communitarian perspectives, and establishes that it is grounded in a hopeful belief about human nature. She argues that sympathy with this vision of the good society is essential for understanding the nature of Chomsky's critique of state capitalism, its inherent nationalism and the media. The author concludes that Chomsky's analysis is coherent and systematic when one acknowledges that he is not just a critic but a theorist.

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