In Understanding Power, Peter Mitchell and John Schoeffel have assembled the best of Chomsky’s talks on the politics of power. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Noam Chomsky remains one of our preeminent public intellectuals, a thinker whose works on international politics and the media are read worldwide. With his trademark wit and clarity, Chomsky sheds light on some of the most pressing issues of our time, from the role of the media in shaping public opinion to the rise of the military-industrial complex. With an eye to political activism and the media's role in popular struggle, as well as US foreign and domestic policy, "Understanding Power" is definitive Chomsky. In 'Understanding Power,' Chomsky takes us on a deep dive into the world of politics, power, and media. And as he elucidates the connection between America's imperialistic foreign policy and social inequalities at home, Chomsky also discerns the necessary steps to take toward social change. In a series of enlightening and wide-ranging discussions - published here for the first time - Chomsky radically reinterprets the events of the past three decades, covering topics from foreign policy during the Vietnam War to the decline of welfare under the Clinton administration. Mitchell and John Schoeffel have assembled the best of Chomsky's talks on the past, present and future of the politics of power. Over the past thirty years, broadly diverse audiences have gathered to attend his sell-out lectures. Noam Chomsky is universally accepted as one of the pre-eminent public intellectuals of the modern era.
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