Deterring Democracy
Noam Chomsky
Author: Noam Chomsky
Country: United States
Original language: English
Subject: US Foreign Policy
“A volatile, serious contribution to the debate over American’s role as the globe’s sole remaining superpower.” — San Francisco Chronicle
“Chomsky is the Left’s answer to William F. Buckley. Deterring Democracy can sparkle with inspiration.” — Los Angeles Times
“[Offers] a deepened understanding of the dynamics of global politics before, during, and after the Cold War . . . A compendious and thought-provoking work.” — The New Statesman
“Noam Chomsky . . . is a major scholarly resource. Not to have read [him] . . . is to court genuine ignorance.” — The Nation
Book Description
From World War II until the 1980s, the United States reigned supreme as both the economic and the military leader of the world. The major shifts in global politics that came about with the dismantling of the Eastern bloc have left the United States unchallenged as the preeminent military power, but American economic might has declined drastically in the face of competition, first from Germany and Japan ad more recently from newly prosperous countries elsewhere.
In Deterring Democracy, the impassioned dissident intellectual Noam Chomsky points to the potentially catastrophic consequences of this new imbalance. Chomsky reveals a world in which the United States exploits its advantage ruthlessly to enforce its national interests–and in the process destroys weaker nations. The new world order (in which the New World give the orders) has arrived.
“There is, indeed, a “New World Order” taking shape, marked by the diffusion of power in U.S. domains and the collapse of the Russian empire and the tyranny at its heart. These developments leave the U.S. as the overwhelmingly dominant military force and offer the three economic power centers the attractive prospect of incorporating the former Soviet system into their Third World domains. These must still be controlled, sometimes by force. This has been the responsibility of the United States, but with its relative economic decline, the task becomes a harder one to shoulder.”
“A political cartoon pictures a snowman with a helmet and a rifle, melting under a bright sun while an anxious George Bush holds an umbrella over him to deflect its rays. The snowman is labeled “Cold War,” and the caption reads: “Not permanent? What’ll We Dooo?” The dilemma is real.”
Author
Noam Chomsky
Linguist and Father of Modern Linguistics, Cognitive Scientist, Philosopher, Theorist, Historian, Political Activist, Social Critic, Serious Critic of US Foreign Policy
Nationality: American
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