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Reddit mentions of How the World Works (Real Story (Soft Skull Press))
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Release date | September 2011 |
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Honestly, Chomsky's endless publication of one book after another -- so many books, all of them (outside his linguistics work) monotonously harping on the same narrow range of subjects -- make me think that monetization is exactly what's going on. If you really care about an audience rather than making money, stick that shit online for free.
In high school I owned all four of the books in this omnibus volume (reissue, repackage, repackage) and I'm delighted by the sheer self-righteousness in some of the reviews on that page. "The comfortable lies spread by the media!"
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This is a good start, though not all encompassing on this topic, obviously. Here is an interesting excerpt from his book Chomsky on Anarchism. I would really reccomend picking up a copy of How The World Works which is a short compilation of a broad range of his ideas and analysis. It's taken from interviews, so it's a quicker read then most of his stuff. If you need any more pointing, just ask!
This has essentially been Noam Chomsky's point for decades now. If learning more about this interests you I recommend Media Control , Manufacturing Consent, How the World Works, and most especially Understanding Power. I have read them all and they helped me understand a lot about the world that didn't make sense.
https://www.amazon.com/Conquest-History-Political-Social-Science/dp/0486478505
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Are you serious? I was of the idea that he is a lefty that was trying to work out the details of communism. The person who informed me about him was from the r/Anarchism101 subreddit. Can you link a source where he was transphobic? He mentioned in one of his videos that he is writing a book titled How the World Works which is the same title as this Chomsky book idk if they are even tangentially related, but I had a preconceived image of him that sounds like it’s not true based of your response.
As I said, he has a large body of work, so no, not everything. But I have read books in the areas of his opinion which interested me most, specifically Manufacturing Consent (only portions, I'll admit, and authors who shared the views, such as Democracy Now book) How the World Works and his What Uncle Sam Really Wants, which is the one that is relevant for him arguing that the US is morally equivalent to the various opposing sides in the Vietnam War. And the strain of his thought I consider particularly offensive.
edit: sorry double post (deleted). checked, but was still missing