Pirates and Emperors, Old and New: International Terrorism in the Real World

Pirates and Emperors, Old and New: International Terrorism in the Real World
Noam Chomsky (Author)
(12)

New!: $18.00 $13.66 (as of 04/09/2015 12:39 PST)
29 Used! | New! from $9.55 (as of 04/09/2015 12:39 PST)

Human Rights

After the Cataclysm: The Political Economy of Human Rights: Volume II

After the Cataclysm: The Political Economy of Human Rights: Volume II
Noam Chomsky (Author), Edward S. Herman (Author)

New!: $22.00 $17.19 (as of 01/12/2015 03:15 PST)
55 Used! | New! from $13.00 (as of 01/12/2015 03:15 PST)

Human Rights

Guantanamo Diary

Guantanamo Diary
Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Author), Larry Siems (Editor, Introduction)

New!: $29.00 $21.15 (as of 12/28/2014 03:44 PST)

Human Rights

CIA Torture Report

CIA Torture Report
Dianne Feinstein (Author)

New!: $21.00 $17.96 (as of 12/15/2014 01:50 PST)

Human Rights

Fighting Back the Right: Reclaiming America from the Attack on Reason

Fighting Back the Right: Reclaiming America from the Attack on Reason
David Niose (Author)

New!: $27.00 $22.86 (as of 06/04/2014 05:54 PST)

Human Rights

Masters of Mankind: Essays and Lectures, 1969-2013

Masters of Mankind: Essays and Lectures, 1969-us.html13
Noam Chomsky (Author), Marcus Raskin (Introduction)

New!: $18.00 $13.68 (as of 01/01/2014 04:29 PST)

Human Rights

Praise for Noam Chomsky's Hopes and Prospects:

"A revelation. . . . This is a book woven through with hope and awe at all the people who slip beyond imperial control and establish real democracy . . . a treasure-trove."—The Independent

In this collection of essays from 1969 to 2013, many in book form for the first time, Noam Chomsky examines the nature of state power, from the ideologies driving the Cold War to the War on Terror, and reintroduces the moral and legal questions that all too often go unheeded. With unrelenting logic, he holds the arguments of empire up to critical examination and shatters the myths of those who protect the power and privilege of the few against the interests and needs of the many. A new introduction by Marcus Raskin contextualizes Chomsky's place among some of the most influential thinkers of modern history.

Noam Chomsky is Institute Professor in the department of linguistics and philosophy at MIT. His work is widely credited with having revolutionized the field of modern linguistics. He is the author of numerous best-selling political works, which have been translated into scores of countries worldwide. His most recent books include the New York Times bestseller Hegemony or Survival, Failed States, Power Systems, Occupy, and Hopes and Prospects.

Marcus Raskin, co-founder of the Institute for Policy Studies and professor of public policy at George Washington University, is a social critic, activist, and philosopher.

• Rank: #214368 in Books
• Published on: 2014-05-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .0" h x .0" w x .0" l, .0 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 200 pages

The Oxford Handbook of American Public Opinion and the Media (Oxford Handbooks of American Politics)

The Oxford Handbook of American Public Opinion and the Media (Oxford Handbooks of American Politics)
Robert Y. Shapiro (Author), Lawrence R. Jacobs (Author)

New!: $55.00 $49.50 (as of 08/06/2013 02:53 PST)
24 Used! | New! from $43.11 (as of 08/06/2013 02:53 PST)

Human Rights

Public opinion and the media form the foundation of the United States' representative democracy. They are the subject of enormous scrutiny by scholars, pundits, and ordinary citizens. This Oxford Handbook takes on the 'big questions' about public opinion and the media-both empirical and normative-focusing on current debates and social scientific research. Bringing together the thinking of a team of leading academic experts, its chapters provide a cutting assessment of contemporary research on public opinion, the media, and their interconnections. Emphasizing changes in the mass media and communications technology-the vast number of cable channels, websites and blogs, and the new social media, which are changing how news about political life is collected and conveyed-they describe the evolving information interdependence of the media and public opinion. In addition, the volume reviews the wide range of influences on public opinion, including the processes by which information communicated through the media can affect the public. It describes what has been learned from the latest research in psychology, genetics, and studies of the impact of gender, race and ethnicity, economic status, education and sophistication, religion, and generational change on a wide range of political attitudes and perceptions. The Handbook includes extensive discussion of how public opinion and mass media coverage are studied through survey research and increasingly through experiments using the latest technological advances.

The Oxford Handbooks of American Politics are a set of reference books offering authoritative and engaging critical overviews of the state of scholarship on American politics. Each volume focuses on a particular aspect of the field. The project is under the General Editorship of George C. Edwards III, and distinguished specialists in their respective fields edit each volume. The Handbooks aim not just to report on the discipline, but also to shape it as scholars critically assess the scholarship on a topic and propose directions in which it needs to move. The series is an indispensable reference for anyone working in American politics.

• Rank: #298869 in Books
• Published on: 2013-07-12
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .0" h x .0" w x .0" l, .0 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 816 pages

The Case Against Israel (Counterpunch)

The Case Against Israel (Counterpunch)
Michael Neumann (Author)
(57)

New!: $15.00 $11.46 (as of 03/21/2013 16:12 PST)
32 Used! | New! from $6.90 (as of 03/21/2013 16:12 PST)

Human Rights

The Case Against Israelargues that Zionism was responsible for the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians and that Israel is responsible for its perpetuation. The argument rests on widely accepted factual claims and impeccable sources. It avoids rhetoric and gratuitous moralizing. There is no attempt to blacken Israel through association with colonialism, imperialism, or racism. Instead, Neumann’s argument emphasizes the fateful Zionist quest for Jewish sovereignty in Palestine. This quest—not the massacres or plans for transfer or other blots on Zionist history—made violence inevitable and compromise impossible. The prospect of Zionists gaining the power of life and death over all inhabitants of Palestine had to be seen by the Palestinians as a mortal threat. They responded accordingly.

The tragic consequences of the quest for sovereignty did not follow all at once, but in two stages. The Zionists established a sovereign Jewish state in 1948. Had they been content with that, peace might have followed the 1967 war, when Israel could have backed the creation of a Palestinian state in the occupied territories. Instead, Zionists pushed to extend Jewish sovereignty, this time through the settler movement. The settlements were a renewed mortal threat to the Palestinians and once again necessitated a violent response. The only solution is for Israel to withdraw, unilaterally, to its 1948 borders.

Michael Neumann was born in 1946, the son of German Jewish refugees. He graduated from Columbia University with degrees in European history and English literature, followed by a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Toronto. He teaches moral and political philosophy at a Canadian university. He has written What’s Left?, a critique of 1960s radicalism, and numerous articles relating to the Israel/Palestine conflict. His academic work includes The Rule of Law: Politicizing Ethics as well as articles on utilitarianism, rationality, and rights.

• Rank: #480662 in Books
• Published on: 2005-02-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 7.48" h x .59" w x 5.00" l, .60 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 200 pages

The Ten Commandments of Propaganda

The Ten Commandments of Propaganda
Brian Anse Patrick (Author)
(16)

New!: $22.00 $20.77 (as of 03/10/2013 13:28 PST)
21 Used! | New! from $20.77 (as of 03/10/2013 13:28 PST)

Human Rights

There is no escape from propaganda. Propagandists shape the informational sociology of our time. The Ten Commandments of Propaganda serves two purposes: offense and defense. It dispels mistaken, trivializing ideas about what propaganda is, and it is also a comprehensive guide to using and understanding propaganda effectively. The term propaganda holds a negative connotation in many people's minds due to its historical associations with totalitarianism and ideological crusades, but in fact the same methods and techniques of propaganda are employed by all types of political systems, social movements, and commercial or non-profit enterprises. In essence, propaganda is the scientific art of interpreting someone else's reality for them in order to benefit the propagandist. Propaganda is junk food for the mind. Like purveyors of junk food, propagandists thrive upon your lack of time and energy, and your need for instant gratification. They are more than willing to do your thinking for you. In equal parts theoretical discourse and practical guidebook, whether the reader desires to be an informed user, consumer or critic of propaganda, this work provides much-needed lessons about one of the most subtle, but vital, forces of our information-saturated age. The Ten Commandments, although easy to understand, have profound ramifications. "Employing humor and otherwise charming prose that students will find enlightening and amusing, Patrick weaves a compelling story of persuasive elements that define and drive propaganda. In addition, he uses contemporary and historical examples to clearly and precisely explain complex ideas. This text is a keeper!" --Prof. Bruce L. Plopper, School of Mass Communication, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Brian Anse Patrick is a Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Toledo. In addition to holding a Ph.D. in Communication Research from the University of Michigan, he is the author of Rise of the Anti-Media: In-Forming America's Concealed Weapon Carry Movement and The National Rifle Association and the Media: The Motivating Force of Negative Coverage. Prof. Patrick is nationally recognized as an expert on American gun culture and on the history and technique of propaganda.

• Rank: #100793 in Books
• Published on: 2013-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.50" h x .43" w x 5.51" l, .59 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 204 pages

Hopes and Prospects

Hopes and Prospects
Noam Chomsky (Author)
(34)

New!: $17.00 $11.20 (as of 02/07/2013 09:17 PST)
85 Used! | New! from $4.01 (as of 02/07/2013 09:17 PST)

Human Rights

In this urgent new book, Noam Chomsky surveys the dangers and prospects of our early twenty-first century. Exploring challenges such as the growing gap between North and South, American exceptionalism (including under President Barack Obama), the fiascos of Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S.-Israeli assault on Gaza, and the recent financial bailouts, he also sees hope for the future and a way to move forwardAin the democratic wave in Latin America and in the global solidarity movements that suggest "real progress toward freedom and justice."

Hopes and Prospects is essential reading for anyone who is concerned about the primary challenges still facing the human race.

"This is a classic Chomsky work: a bonfire of myths and lies, sophistries and delusions. Noam Chomsky is an enduring inspiration all over the worldAto millions, I suspectAfor the simple reason that he is a truth-teller on an epic scale. I salute him." AJohn Pilger

"In dissecting the rhetoric and logic of American empire and class domination, at home and abroad, Chomsky continues a longstanding and crucial work of elucidation and activism...the writing remains unswervingly rational and principled throughout, and lends bracing impetus to the real alternatives before us." APublisher's Weekly

"Chomsky’s commentary is razor sharp and offers a compendium of facts that make a well-supportedAand undoubtedly controversialAclaim of the incongruity between US actions and the democratic ideals it professes....A valuable resource for both academics and everyday concerned citizens." AForeWord

Professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Noam Chomsky is widely regarded to be one of the foremost critics of U.S. foreign policy in the world. He has published numerous groundbreaking books, articles, and essays on global politics, history, and linguistics. Among his recent books are The New York Times bestsellers Hegemony or Survival and Failed States.

• Rank: #138250 in Books
• Published on: 2010-06-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.43" h x .87" w x 5.63" l, .96 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 336 pages

Age of Propaganda: The Everyday Use and Abuse of Persuasion

Age of Propaganda: The Everyday Use and Abuse of Persuasion
Anthony Pratkanis (Author), Elliot Aronson (Author)
(29)

New!: $22.00 $13.34 (as of 02/05/2013 07:25 PST)
115 Used! | New! from $7.73 (as of 02/05/2013 07:25 PST)

Human Rights

Americans create 57% of the world's advertising while representing only 6% of its population; half of our waking hours are spent immersed in the mass media. Persuasion has always been integral to the democratic process, but increasingly, thoughtful discussion is being replaced with simplistic soundbites and manipulative messages.

Drawing on the history of propaganda as well as on contemporary research in social psychology, Age of Propaganda shows how the tactics used by political campaigners, sales agents, advertisers, televangelists, demagogues, and others often take advantage of our emotions by appealing to our deepest fears and most irrational hopes, creating a distorted vision of the world we live in.

This revised and updated edition includes coverage of the Clinton/Lewinsky scandal, recent election campaigns, talk radio, teen suicide, U.F.O. abductions, the Columbine shootings, and novel propaganda tactics based on hypocrisy and false allegations.

• Rank: #79703 in Books
• Published on: 2001-03-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.21" h x .75" w x 6.10" l, .90 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 432 pages