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    Optimism over Despair: On Capitalism, Empire, and Social Change

    By Noam Chomsky and C.J. Polychroniou

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  • This volume of interviews offers readers a concentrated, accessible introduction to Chomsky's insights on the affects of state power around the world.

  • Wide-ranging interviews deal with State terrorism, the refugee crisis and the European Union, the never-ending War on Terror, Israel/Palestine, social movements like Black Lives Matter, the US elections, the environmental crisis, and prospects for radical change.
    • LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHaymarket Books
    Release dateJul 3, 2017
    ISBN9781608468003
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    Optimism over Despair: On Capitalism, Empire, and Social Change
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    Noam Chomsky

    Noam Chomsky was born in Philadelphia in 1928 and studied at the university of Pennsylvania. Known as one of the principal founders of transformational-generative grammar, he later emerged as a critic of American politics. He wrote and lectured widely on linguistics, philosophy, intellectual history, contemporary issues. He is now a Professor of Linguistics at MIT, and the author of over 150 books.

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