Noam Chomsky is unmatched in his ability to explain contemporary poltics in easy-to-understand language. He has dozens of books in print including: Media Control, Powers & Prospects, Profit Over People, Rogue States, The Prosperous Few and the Restless Many and Year 501. He teaches linguistics at MIT.
Noam Chomsky - For free humanity: For anarchy (Chumbawamba live)
Noam Chomsky - American linguist, political writer and theorist. In addition to linguistic work, Chomsky is widely known for his radical left-wing political views and criticism of foreign policy the U.S. government. Chomsky himself calls himself a libertarian socialist and a supporter of anarcho-syndicalism.
This Companion brings together a team of leading linguists, philosophers, cognitive scientists and political theorists to consolidate the disparate strands of Chomsky's thought into one accessible volume. Through a range of chapters focusing on the various aspects of his work, they introduce in a clear and non-technical way the central themes of his extraordinary effect on our understanding of language, mind, and the abuse of political power. Comprehensive and informative, this is an essential guide to one of the leading intellectual figures of our time.
This biography describes the intellectual and political environments that helped shape Noam Chomsky, a pivotal figure in contemporary linguistics, politics, cognitive psychology, and philosophy. In describing these formative individuals and milieus, the book also presents an engaging political history of the last several decades, including such events as the Spanish Civil War, the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the march on the Pentagon.
Imperial Ambitions, Conversations with Noam Chomsky on the Post-9-11 World
Since he became politically active in the '60s, Noam Chomsky has been such a tireless critic of American foreign policy, mass media, and the ill effects of globalization that an admiring filmmaker dubbed him "the rebel without a pause." In this series of interviews (his first since 9/11), the MIT linguistics professor reflects on what he views as an increasingly unstable world.
