"It\'s hard to imagine any American reading this book and not seeing his country in a new, and deeply troubling, light."--The New York Times Book Review The United States has repeatedly asserted its right to intervene militarily against "Failed states" around the globe.
He lives outside Boston, Massachusetts..
A professor of linguistics and philosophy at MIT, he is widely credited with having revolutionized modern linguistics.
About the Author: Noam Chomsky is the author of numerous bestselling political works, including Hegemony or Survival, Failed States, Imperial Ambitions and What We Say Goes.
Systematically dismantling the United States\' pretense of being the world\'s arbiter of democracy, Failed States is Chomsky\'s most focused--and urgent--critique to date.
Forceful, lucid, and meticulously documented, Failed States offers a comprehensive analysis of a global superPower that has long claimed the right to reshape other nations while its own democratic institutions are in severe crisis. electoral system is designed to eliminate genuine political alternatives, impeding any meaningful democracy.
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He also assesses the dangerous consequences of the occupation of Iraq; documents Washington\'s self-exemption from international norms, including the Geneva conventions and the Kyoto Protocol; and examines how the U. foreign and domestic policy, Chomsky reveals Washington\'s plans to further militarize the planet, greatly increasing the risks of nuclear war.
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In this much-anticipated follow-up to his international bestseller Hegemony or Survival, Noam Chomsky turns the tables, showing how the United States itself shares features with other Failed states--suffering from a severe "democratic deficit," eschewing domestic and international law, and adopting policies that increasingly endanger its own citizens and the world. "It\'s hard to imagine any American reading this book and not seeing his country in a new, and deeply troubling, light."--The New York Times Book Review The United States has repeatedly asserted its right to intervene militarily against "Failed states" around the globe
