Rogue States: The Rule of Force in World AffairsThe bestselling author and activist “has delivered another impressive argument that the U.S. flouts international law when it finds it convenient to do so” (Publishers Weekly). In this still-timely classic, Noam Chomsky argues that the real “rogue” states are the United States and its allies. Chomsky turns his penetrating gaze toward US involvement in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America to trace the enduring combined effects of military domination and economic imperialism on these regions. “Noam Chomsky is like a medic attempting to cure a national epidemic of selective amnesia . . . [Rogue States is] a timely guide to the tactics that the powerful employ to keep power concentrated and people compliant . . . Chomsky’s work is crucial at a time when our empire perpetually disguises its pursuit of power under the banners of ‘aid,’ ‘humanitarian intervention,’ and ‘globalization.’ Americans have to begin deciphering the rhetoric. Chomsky’s a good place to start.” —The Village Voice “World-famous MIT linguist Chomsky has long kept up a second career as a cogent voice of the hard left, excoriating American imperialism, critiquing blinkered journalists and attacking global economic injustice.” —Publishers Weekly “Nothing escapes [Chomsky’s] attention . . . [Rogue States is] wonderfully lucid.” —PeaceWork Praise for Noam Chomsky “Chomsky is a global phenomenon . . . perhaps the most widely read voice on foreign policy on the planet.” —The New York Times Book Review “The conscience of the American people.” —New Statesman “One of the radical heroes of our age . . . a towering intellect . . . powerful, always provocative.” —The Guardian |
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Contents
Who Qualifies? | 1 |
2 Rogue States | 15 |
3 Crisis in the Balkans | 43 |
4 East Timor Retrospective | 65 |
5 Plan Colombia | 79 |
David vs Goliath | 105 |
Latin America | 119 |
8 Jubilee 2000 | 129 |
11 The Legacy of War | 197 |
12 Millennium Greetings | 219 |
13 Power in the Domestic Arena | 237 |
14 Socioeconomic Sovereignty | 251 |
List of Abbreviations | 271 |
Books by Noam Chomsky Cited | 273 |
Notes | 275 |
Index | 305 |
A Crooked Path | 137 |
10 The United States and the Challenge of Relativity | 157 |
About the Author | 320 |
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