Necessary illusions: thought control in democratic societies

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South End Press, 1989 - Social Science - 422 pages
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This is an essential introduction to the "propaganda model" of media analysis. Chomsky offers a message of hope, reminding us that resistance is possible, necessary and effective.

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I don;t know why, but I've been on a Chomsky kick. I think that this book -- which has been sitting unread on my book shelves for years -- is the key to understanding most of what Chomsky is saying ... Read full review

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This is a vitally important book for anyone concerned with Truth and/or Knowledge. It should provoke any mixture of the following emotions: outrage, shock, depression, shame, resignation, and hope. I ... Read full review

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About the author (1989)

Noam Avram Chomsky was born December 7, 1928, in Philadelphia. Son of a Russian emigrant who was a Hebrew scholar, Chomsky was exposed at a young age to the study of language and principles of grammar. During the 1940s, he began developing socialist political leanings through his encounters with the New York Jewish intellectual community. Chomsky received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied linguistics, mathematics, and philosophy. He conducted much of his research at Harvard University. In 1955, he began teaching at MIT, eventually holding the Ferrari P. Ward Chair of Modern Language and Linguistics. Today Chomsky is highly regarded as both one of America's most prominent linguists and most notorious social critics and political activists. His academic reputation began with the publication of Syntactic Structures in 1957. Within a decade, he became known as an outspoken intellectual opponent of the Vietnam War. Chomsky has written many books on the links between language, human creativity, and intelligence, including Language and Mind (1967) and Knowledge of Language: Its Nature, Origin, and Use (1985). He also has written dozens of political analyses, including Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media (1988), Chronicles of Dissent (1992), and The Prosperous Few and the Restless Many (1993).

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TitleNecessary illusions: thought control in democratic societies
AuthorNoam Chomsky
PublisherSouth End Press, 1989
ISBN0896083667, 9780896083660
Length422 pages
Subjects ›  › 

History / United States / 20th Century
Political Science / American Government / General
Political Science / Civil Rights
Political Science / Political Freedom
Political Science / Political Ideologies / Democracy
Social Science / Media Studies
Social Science / Sociology / General
  
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