In his first major collection of essays in almost a decade, Noam Chomsky offers a compelling and eye-opening account of the movement towards a new cold war which has culminated in the Reagan administration's policies. Through his masterful analysis of the key issues and conflicts of the 1970s, Chomsky depicts the nature of the crises the United States faces today. And by contrasting the old and newly emerging cold wars, he explores the dramatic changes in American global power and ideology since World War II.Towards a New Cold War is an essential successor to American Power and the New Mandarins and Chomsky's other political works."In his new book, Noam Chomsky lays before the reader a panorama of futile violence, intellectual dishonesty, and political immorality. As a chronicle of a contemporary world now ruled over by Reaganism, Towards a New Cold War is painful reading. What makes it more than a detailed survey of depressing news and gives the book an extraordinarily positive value is Chomsky's performance, so energetic in its intellectual integrity, so moral in its lucid frankness. Towards a New Cold War is an encyclopedic work that expresses human concern and resourcefulness at their best."Edward W Said, Professor, Columbia University"Chomsky is right on target—again. His tightly reasoned and factually based diagnoses of contradictions between establishment ideology and reality make this a surefire politital handbook for the 80s generation of young Americans."Seymour Melman, Professor, Columbia University"Noam Chomsky's moving essays are a strong blend of reason and passion. He tells us what we don't want to hear, what we don't want to remember, but what we must know and not forget if civilization is to survive."Marcus G. Raskin, Senior Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies,Washington, D.C.Cover design by Paul GamarelloAlso available in a Pantheon hardcover editionPantheon Books, New York2/82 Printed in the U.S.A. 1982 Random House, Inc. 0-394-74944-8[Back cover.]
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In his first major collection of essays in almost a decade, Noam Chomsky offers a compelling and eye-opening account of the movement towards a new cold war which has culminated in the Reagan administration's policies. Through his masterful analysis of the key issues and conflicts of the 1970s, Chomsky depicts the nature of the crises the United States faces today. And by contrasting the old and newly emerging cold wars, he explores the dramatic changes in American global power and ideology since World War II.Towards a New Cold War is an essential successor to American Power and the New Mandarins and Chomsky's other political works."In his new book, Noam Chomsky lays before the reader a panorama of futile violence, intellectual dishonesty, and political immorality. As a chronicle of a contemporary world now ruled over by Reaganism, Towards a New Cold War is painful reading. What makes it more than a detailed survey of depressing news and gives the book an extraordinarily positive value is Chomsky's performance, so energetic in its intellectual integrity, so moral in its lucid frankness. Towards a New Cold War is an encyclopedic work that expresses human concern and resourcefulness at their best."Edward W Said, Professor, Columbia University"Chomsky is right on target—again. His tightly reasoned and factually based diagnoses of contradictions between establishment ideology and reality make this a surefire politital handbook for the 80s generation of young Americans."Seymour Melman, Professor, Columbia University"Noam Chomsky's moving essays are a strong blend of reason and passion. He tells us what we don't want to hear, what we don't want to remember, but what we must know and not forget if civilization is to survive."Marcus G. Raskin, Senior Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies,Washington, D.C.Cover design by Paul GamarelloAlso available in a Pantheon hardcover editionPantheon Books, New York2/82 Printed in the U.S.A. 1982 Random House, Inc. 0-394-74944-8[Back cover.]