Propaganda and the Public Mind

by Noam Chomsky, David Barsamian

Overview

Renowned interviewer David Barsamian showcases his unique access to Chomsky’s thinking on a number of topics of contemporary and historical import. Chomsky offers insights into the institutions that shape the public mind in the service of power and profit. In an interview conducted after the important November 1999 “Battle in Seattle,” Chomsky discusses prospects for building a movement to challenge corporate domination of the media, the environment, and even our private lives. Whether discussing U.S. military escalation in Colombia, attacks on Social Security, or growing inequality worldwide, Chomsky shows how ordinary people, if they work together, have the power to make meaningful change.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781608464029
Publisher:	Haymarket Books
Publication date:	04/14/2015
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Noam Chomsky is Institute Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston. A member of the American Academy of Science, he has published widely in both linguistics and current affairs. His books include At War with Asia, Towards a New Cold War, Fateful Triangle: The U. S., Israel and the Palestinians, Necessary Illusions, Hegemony or Survival, Deterring Democracy, Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy and Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media.

David Barsamian is an Armenian-American radio broadcaster, writer, and the founder and director of Alternative Radio, the Boulder, Colorado-based syndicated weekly talk program heard on some 150 radio stations in various countries.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Preface to the 2015 Edition ix

Introduction David Barsamian 1

1 Activist Victories 3

2 U.S. to World: Get Out of the Way 29

3 For Reasons of State 87

4 East Timor on the Brink 123

5 The Meaning of Seattle 131

6 Liberating the Mind from Orthodoxies 153

7 Solidarity 219

Appendix: Some Resources for Further Information 243

Notes 255

Index 269

Editorial Reviews

In Propaganda and the Public Mind, we have unique insight into Noam Chomsky's decades of penetrating analyses . . . drawn together in one slender volume by a brilliant radio interviewer, David Barsamian."
—Ben Bagdikian, The Media Monopoly

"To anyone who wonders if ideas, information, and activism can make a profound difference in the twenty-first century, I say: 'Read this book.' Propaganda and the Public Mind challenges us to think more independently and more deeply about the human consequences of power and privilege."
—Norman Solomon, The Habits of Highly Deceptive Media

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