Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media
The chapters, each covering discrete sessions with Chomsky, arrive in a question-and-answer format that at times becomes delightfully contentious. Chomsky holds forth on such disparate topics as American third-party politics, the stifling of true dissent, the illusion of a muscular media, heavy-handed American imperialism (from Southeast Asia to Mexico), a dysfunctional and self-destructing United States political left, the gilding of the Kennedy and Carter administrations, and the impotent state of labor unions.
The relatively accessibility of Understanding Power is a welcome balance to Chomsky's often formidable scholarly writings. This is a book best taken in doses: a sort of bedside reader. --H. O'Billovitch
Country | USA |
Brand | The New Press |
Manufacturer | The New Press |
Binding | Paperback |
Color | Grey |
UnitCount | 1 |
EANs | 9781565847033 |
ReleaseDate | 0000-00-00 |