Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #85040 in Books
• Published on: 1998-12-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Synopsis
What is democracy? Is it a popular process o f consultation and decision making - for the people, by the people? Or is it another term for an open marketplace? Here Noam Chomsky explains why the gap between principle and real ity is so wide. '

Customer Reviews

Superbly put. As usual Chomsky is at his best.
A very provocative and mind stimulating work. At a time when this so-called "information age" of Corporate America is changing most of us to be desensitized, and the very gadgets that technology has made possible like the internate and cellular phone that is making human interaction obsolete, such books are a must read and long over-due for those of us who are concerned about the humanitarian aspect of this profit-oriented society.

The most lucid and compelling Chomsky book to date
Of the nearly dozen books by Noam Chomsky I have read, Profit compelling book to date. It clearly and convincingly destroys most neoliberal arguments with historical and current examples and citations. Chomsky's well developed arguments also plainly point out the absurd hypocrisy of neoliberal and "new" right ideologies that grip much of the English speaking world.

It'll make you think and it'll make you act
This isn't the type of reporting you want to hear, but it is the type of reporting you must hear if you believe in the democratic ideals this country was founded upon. Some might find something wrong with whistleblowing, but if you don't and you're not afraid to confront some disturbing truths, then grab this book and read it and think about how you can change this world. There must be something seriously disturbing in Chomsky's writing to the right wing to provoke such truth twisting and distortion in order to attempt to discredit Chomsky. If you want to know what they're afraid of, read this book (or any of Dr. Chomsky's other books, for that matter!)