Towards A New Cold War: Essays On The Current Crisis And How We Got There
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At the height of superpower tension, Noam Chomsky — one of the most provocative and incisive political thinkers of the twentieth century — presents a searing collection of essays that dismantles the myths surrounding American foreign policy and the geopolitical forces driving the world toward renewed global conflict. Towards a New Cold War chronicles the ideological machinery of U.S. power, arguing with characteristic precision that the so-called crises of the era were not accidents of history but the foreseeable outcomes of deliberate policy decisions made by governments, military establishments, and corporate interests operating largely beyond public scrutiny. Chomsky's signature style — rigorous, unsparing, and densely sourced — cuts through official narratives to illuminate the structural contradictions at the heart of American democracy and its imperial ambitions. Each essay builds a cumulative case that challenges readers to question the assumptions embedded in mainstream political discourse, drawing on historical precedent and documentary evidence to expose the gap between rhetoric and reality. A vital, uncomfortable read, Towards a New Cold War leaves one wondering: if the architects of conflict are never held to account, what hope remains for a genuinely peaceful world order?
Author: Noam Chomsky
Format: Paperback
Genre: Cold war & espionage
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the height of superpower tension, Noam Chomsky — one of the most provocative and incisive political thinkers of the twentieth century — presents a searing collection of essays that dismantles the myths surrounding American foreign policy and the geopolitical forces driving the world toward renewed global conflict. Towards a New Cold War chronicles the ideological machinery of U.S. power, arguing with characteristic precision that the so-called crises of the era were not accidents of history but the foreseeable outcomes of deliberate policy decisions made by governments, military establishments, and corporate interests operating largely beyond public scrutiny. Chomsky's signature style — rigorous, unsparing, and densely sourced — cuts through official narratives to illuminate the structural contradictions at the heart of American democracy and its imperial ambitions. Each essay builds a cumulative case that challenges readers to question the assumptions embedded in mainstream political discourse, drawing on historical precedent and documentary evidence to expose the gap between rhetoric and reality. A vital, uncomfortable read, Towards a New Cold War leaves one wondering: if the architects of conflict are never held to account, what hope remains for a genuinely peaceful world order?