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Informationen zum Autor Noam Chomsky was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 7, 1928. He studied linguistics, mathematics and philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1955, he received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and began teaching at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he is Institute Professor Emeritus in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy. During the years 1951 to 1955, Chomsky was a Junior Fellow of the Harvard University Society of Fellows. While a Junior Fellow he completed his doctoral dissertation entitled, “Transformational Analysis.” The major theoretical viewpoints of the dissertation appeared in the monograph Syntactic Structure, which was published in 1957 and is widely credited with having revolutionized the field of modern linguistics. This formed part of a more extensive work, The Logical Structure of Linguistic Theory, circulated in mimeograph in 1955. Most of a 1956 version was published in 1975. In 1961, Chomsky was appointed full professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics (now the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy) at MIT. From 1966 to 1976 he held the Ferrari P. Ward Professorship of Modern Languages and Linguistics. In 1976 he was appointed Institute Professor, a position he held until 2002. Chomsky is the author of numerous influential political works, including Failed States (Metropolitan Books), Hegemony or Survival: America’s Quest for Global Dominance (Metropolitan Books), 9/11 (Open Media Series/ Seven Stories Press), Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media with Ed Herman (Pantheon), Necessary Illusions (South End Press), Understanding Power (New Press), Interventions (Open Media Series/ City Lights), Hopes and Prospects (Haymarket) and many other titles. In 1988, Chomsky received the Kyoto Prize in Basic Science, given "to honor those who have contributed significantly to the scientific, cultural and spiritual development of mankind." The prize noted that "Dr. Chomsky’s theoretical system remains an outstanding monument of 20th century science and thought. He can certainly be said to be one of the great academicians and scientists of this century." Klappentext Chomsky presents short, forceful commentaries on U.S. politics, from the domestic economic crisis to Obama's strategies in Afghanistan and around the world. Zusammenfassung Making the Future presents more than fifty concisely argued commentaries on U.S. politics and policies! written between 2007 and 2011. Inhaltsverzeichnis Making The FutureThe Unipolar Imperial MomentBy Noam ChomskyContentsIntroduction1. Threats, Talks and a Hoped-for Accord with North KoreaApril 2, 20072. Tortilla WarsMay 9, 20073. We Own The WorldJune 6, 20074. Gaza and the Future of a Palestinian-Israeli PeaceJuly 16, 20075. Containing IranAugust 20, 20076. Hypocrisies and Hopes in AnnapolisNovember 8, 20077. The Somalia SyndromeDecember 17, 20078. ¿News¿ from Iraq, Afghanistan and PakistanJanuary 22, 20089. In the Campaign, The Unspeakable WarFebruary 28, 200810. Would a Democrat Change U.S. Middle East PolicyMarch 28, 200811. Delaying Doomsday: This Century¿s ChallengesApril 24, 200812. Middle East Road TripMay 29, 200813. Iraq Oil: A Deal With The DevilJuly 6, 200814. Nuclear Threats: All Options Are on the TableJuly 31, 200815. Georgia and the Neo-con Cold WarriorsSeptember 9, 200816. The Campaign and the Financial CrisisOctober 5, 200817. Challenges for Barack Obama: The Election and the Economy ¿ Part INovember 25, 200818. The Legacy of 1989 in Two HemispheresDecember 1, 2009 19. Challenges for Barack Obama: Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan ¿ Part IIDecember 18, 200820. Nightmare in GazaJanuary 14, 200921. Barack Obama and Israel-PalestineJanuary 3, 200922. Latin America, DefiantMarch 8, 200923. Down with the Durand Line!April 1, 200924. A Tradition of TortureMay 5, 200925. O...
