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The Myth of American Idealism
How U.S. Foreign Policy Endangers the World
Chomsky, Noam; Robinson, Nathan J
Editor: Penguin Books USA
Number of pages: 416
Dimensions: 156/235/26
Language: Anglais
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ISBN: 0593656326
EAN: 9780593656327
OLF code: 9899245
Format: Livre Relié
Publication date: 15/10/2024
Category: Histoire et Actualité
Price: 21.60 €
Vat: 5.5%
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From one of the world’s most prominent thinkers, an urgent warning of the threat that U.S. power poses to humanity’s future as well as a sharp indictment of both American foreign policy and the national myths that support it
Chomsky and Robinson range across the globe, offering penetrating accounts of Washington’s relationship with the Global South, its role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan –all justified with noble stories about humanitarian missions and the benevolent intentions of American policy makers. The same kinds of myths that have led to repeated disastrous wars, they argue, are now driving us closer to wars with Russia and China that imperil humanity’s future. Examining nuclear proliferation and climate change, they show how U.S. policies are continuing to exacerbate global threats.
For well over half a century, Noam Chomsky has committed himself to exposing governing ideologies and criticizing his country’s unchecked use of military power. At once thorough and devastating, urgent and provocative,