Book description
Power Systems is a searing collection of new insights from
the mind of Noam Chomsky, the world's most prolific public
intellectual and author of the best-selling Failed States,
Hopes and Prospects and Occupy.
In this new collection of conversations, conducted from 2010 to
2012, Noam Chomsky explores the most immediate and urgent concerns:
the future of democracy in the Arab world, the implications of the
Fukushima nuclear disaster, the 'class war' fought by U. S. business
interests against working people and the poor, the breakdown of
mainstream political institutions and the rise of the far right.
The latest volume from a long-established, trusted partnership, this
collection shows once again that no interlocutor engages with Chomsky
more effectively than David Barsamian. These interviews will inspire a
new generation of readers, as well as longtime Chomsky fans eager for
his latest thinking on the many crises we now confront, both at home
and abroad. They confirm that Chomsky is an unparalleled resource for
anyone seeking to understand our world today.
Praise for Noam Chomsky:
'One of the finest minds of the twentieth century' New Yorker
'Noam Chomsky is a global phenomenon . . . he may be the most widely
read American voice on foreign policy on the planet today' New York
Times Book Review
'Will there ever again be a public intellectual who commands the
attention of so many across the planet?' New Statesman
'The west's most prominent critic of US imperialism . . . the
closest thing in the English-speaking world to an intellectual
superstar' Guardian
Noam Chomsky is the author of numerous bestselling political books,
including Hegemony or Survival, Failed
States
, Interventions, What We Say Goes, Hopes and
Prospects and, most recently, Occupy, all of which
are published by Hamish Hamilton/Penguin. He is a professor in the
Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT, and is widely
credited with having revolutionized modern linguistics.
David Barsamian is the award-winning founder and director of
Alternative Radio. He has authored several books of interviews with
leading political thinkers. www. alternativeradio. org
Noam Chomsky is the author of numerous bestselling political
books, including Hegemony or Survival, Failed
States
, Interventions, What We Say Goes, Hopes and
Prospects and, most recently, Occupy, all of which
are published by Hamish Hamilton/Penguin. He is a professor in the
Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT, and is widely
credited with having revolutionized modern linguistics.
David Barsamian is the award-winning founder and director of
Alternative Radio. He has authored several books of interviews with
leading political thinkers. www. alternativeradio. org
