The Myth of American Idealism How U.S. Foreign Policy Endangers the World

From one of the world’s most prominent thinkers, an urgent warning of the threat that U.S. power poses to humanity’s future as well as a sharp indictment of both American foreign policy and the national myths that support it Chomsky and Robinson range across the globe, offering penetrating accounts of Washington’s relationship with the Global South, its role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan –all justified with noble stories about humanitarian missions and the benevolent intentions of American policy makers. The same kinds of myths that have led to repeated disastrous wars, they argue, are now driving us closer to wars with Russia and China that imperil humanity’s future. Examining nuclear proliferation and climate change, they show how U.S. policies are continuing to exacerbate global threats. For well over half a century, Noam Chomsky has committed himself to exposing governing ideologies and criticizing his country’s unchecked use of military power. At once thorough and devastating, urgent and provocative,

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Noam Chomsky, Nathan J. Robinson, Nathan J Robinson
• Editore: Penguin Books USA
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 08.10.2024
• Categoria: Saggistica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva
• EAN: 9780593656327
• ISBN: 978-0-593-65632-7
• Numero di pagine: 416
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 15.6 x 23.5 x 2.6 cm
• Categorie: USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, Geopolitics, HISTORY / United States / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Commentary & Opinion, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas