Global Discontents: Conversations on the Rising Threats to Democracy
Written by Noam Chomsky and David Barsamian
Narrated by Noam Chomsky and David Barsamian
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In a compelling new set of interviews, Noam Chomsky's Global Discontents identifies the “dry kindling” of discontent around the world that could soon catch fire.
In wide-ranging interviews with David Barsamian, his longtime interlocutor, Noam Chomsky asks listeners to consider “the world we are leaving to our grandchildren”: one imperiled by the escalation of climate change and the growing potential for nuclear war. If the current system is incapable of dealing with these threats, he argues, it’s up to us to radically change it.
These twelve interviews, conducted from 2013 to 2016, examine the latest developments around the globe: the devastation of Syria, the reach of state surveillance, growing anger over economic inequality, the place of religion in American political culture, and the bitterly contested 2016 U.S. presidential election. In accompanying personal reflections on his Philadelphia childhood and his eighty-seventh birthday, Chomsky also describes his own intellectual journey and the development of his uncompromising stance as America’s premier dissident intellectual.
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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Reviews for Global Discontents
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Hearing this book in Chomsky's own voice is always great,so thank you ,Noam for taking the time to help narrate.This book is very educational on policies and politics from the US to the Middle East ,
and A bit of Europe.learned alot.I highly recommend this book if this subject interest you.Thank you for your knowledge Noam.1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A super read wonderful well-written fascinating well done! The man is a genius!