CHOMSKYONANARCHISM · Noam Chomsky is one of the worlds leading intellectuals, the father of modern...
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“The record of anarchist ideas, and even more, of the inspiring struggles of people who have sought to liberate themselves from oppression and domination, must be treasured and preserved, not as a means of freezing thought and conception in some new mold but as a basis for understanding of the social reality and committed work to change it. There is no reason to suppose that history is at an end, that the current structures of authority and domination are graven in stone. It would also be a great error to underestimate the power of social forces that will fight to maintain power and privilege.” —Noam Chomsky We all know what Noam Chomsky is against. His scathing analysis of everything that is wrong with our society reaches more and more people every day. His brilliant critiques of—among other things—capitalism, imperialism, domestic repression and government propaganda, have become mini-publishing industries unto themselves. But, in this flood of publishing and republishing, very little ever gets said about what exactly Chomsky stands for, his own personal politics, his vision of the future. Chomsky on Anarchism shows a different side of this best-selling author: the anarchist principles that have guided him since he was a teenager. This collection of Chomsky’s essays, talks and interviews—selected and introduced by Barry Pateman, Associate Editor of UC Berkeley’s Emma Goldman Papers—includes pieces that have never been published anywhere before, interviews available in English for the first time, as well as rare material that first saw the light of day in hard-to-find pamphlets and anarchist periodicals. Taken together, they paint a fresh picture of Chomsky, showing his life-long involvement with the anarchist community, his constant commitment to nonhierarchical models of political organization, and his hopes for a future world without rulers. For anyone inspired by Chomsky’s trenchant analysis of our current situation, as well as anyone looking for an intelligent and coherent discussion of anarchism itself, Chomsky on Anarchism will be an exciting, and surprising, experience. Noam Chomsky is one of the worlds leading intellectuals, the father of modern linguistics, an outspoken media and foreign policy critic, and tireless activist. He lives in Lexington, Massachusetts. ON ANARCHISM Chomsky $16.95 US ★ £11.00 UK www.akpress.org www.akuk.com Noam Chomsky CHOMSKY ON ANARCHISM ISBN 1-904859-20-8 POLITICAL SCIENCE / GOVERNMENT
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“The record of anarchist ideas, and even more, of the inspiring strugglesof people who have sought to liberate themselves from oppression anddomination, must be treasured and preserved, not as a means offreezing thought and conception in some new mold but as a basis forunderstanding of the social reality and committed work to change it.There is no reason to suppose that history is at an end, that the currentstructures of authority and domination are graven in stone. It wouldalso be a great error to underestimate the power of social forces thatwill fight to maintain power and privilege.”
—Noam Chomsky
We all know what Noam Chomsky is against. His scathing analysis ofeverything that is wrong with our society reaches more and more peopleevery day. His brilliant critiques of—among other things—capitalism,imperialism, domestic repression and government propaganda, havebecome mini-publishing industries unto themselves. But, in this flood ofpublishing and republishing, very little ever gets said about what exactlyChomsky stands for, his own personal politics, his vision of the future.
Chomsky on Anarchism shows a different side of this best-selling author:the anarchist principles that have guided him since he was a teenager.This collection of Chomsky’s essays, talks and interviews—selected andintroduced by Barry Pateman, Associate Editor of UC Berkeley’s EmmaGoldman Papers—includes pieces that have never been publishedanywhere before, interviews available in English for the first time, aswell as rare material that first saw the light of day in hard-to-findpamphlets and anarchist periodicals. Taken together, they paint a freshpicture of Chomsky, showing his life-long involvement with the anarchistcommunity, his constant commitment to nonhierarchical models ofpolitical organization, and his hopes for a future world without rulers.
For anyone inspired by Chomsky’s trenchant analysis of our currentsituation, as well as anyone looking for an intelligent and coherentdiscussion of anarchism itself, Chomsky on Anarchism will be an exciting,and surprising, experience.
Noam Chomsky is one of the worlds leading intellectuals, the father ofmodern linguistics, an outspoken media and foreign policy critic, andtireless activist. He lives in Lexington, Massachusetts.
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$16.95 US ★ £11.00 UK
www.akpress.orgwww.akuk.com Noam Chomsky
CHOMSKYONANARCHISMISBN 1-904859-20-8
POLITICAL SCIENCE / GOVERNMENT
