Power Systems, Noam Chomsky
Power Systems, Noam Chomsky
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Power Systems
Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire

Author: Noam Chomsky, David Barsamian

Narrator: Noam Chomsky, David Barsamian

Unabridged: 7 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/08/2013


Synopsis

A compelling new set of interviews on our changing and turbulent times with Noam Chomsky, one of the world's foremost thinkers

In this collection of conversations, conducted from 2010 to 2012, Noam Chomsky explores the most immediate and urgent concerns: the future of democracy in the Arab world, the implications of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the European financial crisis, the breakdown of American mainstream political institutions, and the rise of the Occupy movement. As always, Chomsky presents his ideas vividly and accessibly, with uncompromising principle and clarifying insight.

This volume from a long-established, trusted partnership, Power Systems shows once again that no interlocutor engages with Chomsky more effectively than David Barsamian. These interviews will inspire a new generation of listeners, as well as longtime Chomsky fans eager for his thinking on the many crises we now confront, both at home and abroad. They confirm that Chomsky is an unparalleled resource for anyone seeking to understand our world today.

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 David Barsamian

David Barsamian, director of the award-winning and widely syndicated Alternative Radio, is a winner of the Lannan Foundation's Cultural Freedom Fellowship and the ACLU's Upton Sinclair Award for independent journalism. He lives in Boulder, Colorado. His interviews with Noam Chomsky have been published as books, including Imperial Ambitions and Global Discontents.


Reviews

I like Chomsky, but I'm no fanboy. This is the second book of Chomsky-Barsamian conversations I've read. The first was How the World Works, which I read back in 2014 when I was very, very ignorant about global politics. The content shocked me and made me realise how little I knew. I came to this colle......more

Goodreads review by Paul

Chomsky is king.......more

This book introduces readers to Chomsky's witty analysis of the latest events unfolding around the world. Chomsky is a brilliant scholar and analyst, and this book is very convenient intro for someone reading him for the first time.......more

Goodreads review by Laszlo

Nothing new on the Western front for this collections of interviews between David Barsamian and Noam Chomsky, there's not much readers/listeners/viewers of Chomsky will find new, aside from a few references to his literary tastes, elaborations on his views on language and a few insights into the sit......more


Quotes

“Chomsky is a global phenomenon... perhaps the most widely read voice on foreign policy on the planet.” —Samantha Power, The New York Times Book Review

“Sitting down and talking to Noam Chomsky about current affairs has to be one of the most illuminating experiences going. But what if you can't always think of the best questions? Not to worry: David Barsamian's interviews with Chomsky consistently ask penetrating and provocative questions. If you're familiar with Chomsky, he will still manage to surprise you.” —Political Affairs