How the World Works

How the World Works

Noam Chomsky2012
With exceptional clarity and power of argument, Noam Chomsky lays bare as no one else can the realities of contemporary geopolitics. Divided into four sections, originally published in the US only as individual short books, collectively selling over half a million copies, How the World Works covers: * What Uncle Sam Really Wants: the main goals of US foreign policy; the devastation caused abroad; the brainwashing at home * The Prosperous Few and the Restless Many: the new global economy; food and Third World 'economic miracles'; the roots of racism * Secrets, Lies and Democracy: the US, the CIA, religious fundamentalism; global inequality; the coming eco-catastrophe * The Common Good: equality, freedom, the media; the myth of Third World debt; manufacturing dissent
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Aarti Talwar@talwaraarti
5 stars
Sep 17, 2021

This book has been an eye-opener for me, however by the end of it I understood that Chomsky has certain views on issues that we, humans unaware, will never be able to sustain or authenticate. I "felt" like I needed to retire from these views as they seemed acerbic. Full of excerpts of myriad interviews and speeches, this book is pregnant with ideas exhibiting various schools of thought. If you are interested in topics of class oppression and the methods of governments to sustain the same, you will love this book. It's full of Chomsky's interpretations of genocides, deaths, policies and everything else, all over the world. PS - You might come out of this a bit upset because it is a mirror to our society and system but that's a risk you'll have to take. I rated it 5/5 because this book had exceptional learning value and the most uncommon thoughts!

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