The Essential Chomsky

<p><b>In a single volume, the seminal writings of the world's leading philosopher, linguist and critic, and author of the bestselling <i>Who Rules the World</i></b><br><b><i><br>'The general population doesn't know what's happening, and it doesn't even know that it doesn't know' </i></b><b>Noam Chomsky</b> <p>Noam Chomsky's writings on politics and language have established him as one of the most original and wide-ranging political and social critics of our time, and as perhaps the leading dissident voice in the United States. <p><i>The Essential Chomsky</i> brings together selections from his most important writings, from his groundbreaking critique of B.F. Skinner to his bestselling works<i> Hegemony or Survival </i>and<i> Failed States, </i>concerning subjects ranging from critiques of corporate media and U.S. interventionism to intellectual freedom and the political economy of human rights. Featuring a collection of twenty-five pieces of writing spanning six decades, this is an unparalleled and comprehensive overview of Chomsky's thought. <p><b>'Chomsky is arguably the most important intellectual alive' <i>New York Times</i></b></p>