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Pirates & Emperors

  • 206 pages · about 3 hours
  • First published 1986
  • 27 editions

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1 About this book

This work deals exclusively with terrorism, both State and retail, with special attention to the scandal surrounding the Iranian arms deal. With meticulous research and documentation, Chomsky demonstrates the true motifs of U.S. foreign policy and the role of the media in ensuring public ignorance of these motifs.

He looks behind the rhetoric for a real and comprehensive view of the role of the U.S. government, giving special attention to the disinformation campaign surrounding the bombing of Libya.

Good for readers who want: history and politics.

  • History
  • Politics and government
  • Israel-Arab conflicts
  • Arab-Israeli conflict
  • United states, foreign relations
  • Terrorism
  • Foreign relations
  • Government

2 About Noam Chomsky

Born 1928

Avram Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is an American intellectual, philosopher, linguist, political activist, and social critic. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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