Optimism over Despair

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ISBN: 9781608467990
author: Noam Chomsky / C.J. Polychroniou
other title: Optimism over Despair: On Capitalism, Empire, and Social Change
publishing house: Haymarket Books
publication date: 2017 -8
language: English
price: USD 16.95
number of pages: 180

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On Capitalism, Empire, and Social Change

Noam Chomsky / C.J. Polychroniou   

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This volume offers readers a concise and accessible introduction to the ideas of Noam Chomsky, described by the <i>New York Times</i> as “arguably the most important intellectual alive.”<br /><br />In these recent, wide-ranging interviews, conducted for <i>Truthout</i> by C. J. Polychroniou, Chomsky discusses his views on the “war on terror” and the rise of neoliberalism, the refugee crisis and cracks in the European Union, prospects for a just peace in Israel/Palestine, the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, the dysfunctional US electoral system, the grave danger posed to humanity by the climate crisis, and the hopes, prospects, and challenges of building a movement for radical change.<br /><br /><b>Noam Chomsky</b> is Institute Professor (Emeritus) 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 languages worldwide.<br /><br /><b>C. J. Polychroniou</b> is a regular contributor to <i>Truthout</i> as well as a member of <i>Truthout</i>'s Public Intellectual Project. He has published several books and his articles have appeared in a variety of journals, magazines, newspapers, and popular news websites.

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