Hegemony or Survival, Noam Chomsky
Hegemony or Survival, Noam Chomsky
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Hegemony or Survival
America's Quest for Global Dominance

Author: Noam Chomsky

Narrator: Brian Jones

Unabridged: 7 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/01/2003


Synopsis

The world's foremost intellectual activist narrates his irrefutable analysis of America's pursuit of total domination and the catastrophic consequences that are sure to follow.

"Reading Chomsky today is sobering and instructive . . . He is a global phenomenon . . . perhaps the most widely read voice on foreign policy on the planet." -The New York Times Book Review

An immediate national bestseller, Hegemony or Survival demonstrates how, for more than half a century the United States has been pursuing a grand imperial strategy with the aim of staking out the globe. Our leaders have shown themselves willing-as in the Cuban missile crisis-to follow the dream of dominance no matter how high the risks. World-renowned intellectual Noam Chomsky investigates how we came to this perilous moment and why our rulers are willing to jeopardize the future of our species.

With the striking logic that is his trademark, Chomsky tracks the U.S. government's aggressive pursuit of "full spectrum dominance" and vividly lays out how the most recent manifestations of the politics of global control-from unilateralism to the dismantling of international agreements to state terrorism-cohere in a drive for hegemony that ultimately threatens our existence. Lucidly written, thoroughly documented, and featuring a new afterword by the author, Hegemony or Survival is a definitive statement from one of today's most influential thinkers.

About Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky is the author of numerous bestselling political works, including Hegemony or Survival and Failed States. A laureate professor at the University of Arizona and professor emeritus of linguistics and philosophy at MIT, he is widely credited with having revolutionized modern linguistics. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.

About Brian Jones

Brian Jones’s audiobook credits include Noam Chomsky's Hegemony or Survival, Voices of a People's History of the United States, and Howard Zinn's one-man play Marx in Soho. Jones is a teacher, actor, and activist living in New York City.  His commentary has been featured on GritTV, SleptOn.com, SocialistWorker.org, and in the International Socialist Review.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kevin on December 17, 2024

My focus for re-reading this Bush-era (junior, the painter) critique of American’s foreign policy is to assess its accessibility. However, a side-tracked foray into reading some negative reviews turned into a useful exercise: The Criticisms: --Let’s review the common negative reactions (this will seem......more

Goodreads review by Amy on September 20, 2020

17 years after it’s publication, reading this Chomsky feels somewhat humorous. Bush and Blair were horrible, but 2020 US foreign policy and Trump ‘leadership’ makes everything previous, pale in comparison. Reading Chomsky is great to keep the critical analysis sharp, and excellent reminders to all t......more

Goodreads review by John on December 07, 2021

An eye opening read. America has successfully been world dominant by creating repressive regimes. There is a long list. El Salvador, Iraq, Nicaragua, Haiti, Indonesia, The Philippines and Equatorial Guinea to name a few. The motive of keeping the rich richer has been completely successful. So the le......more

Goodreads review by Caley on September 15, 2012

An incredibly interesting initial argument that gets so battered over the head and dissected utilizing the same damn historical case studies over and over that I could barely finish this book. Chomsky's logic is absolutely sound and the history backs him up. But this book would read infinitely bet......more

Goodreads review by Nabilah on June 17, 2016

Any caring non-Americans knew what USA did and is doing. Noam Chomsky just managed to write it down into one neat book.......more


Quotes

“Reading Chomsky today is sobering and instructive.” —Samantha Power, The New York Times

“Highly readable...cogent and provocative.” —Publishers Weekly

“Judged in terms of the power, range, novelty, and influence of his thought, Noam Chomsky is arguably the most important intellectual alive.” —The New York Times on Noam Chomsky