Hegemony or Survival
| Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance | |
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| Author(s) | Noam Chomsky |
| Publisher | Metropolitan Books |
| Publication date | November, 2003 |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 304 |
| ISBN | 0-8050-7400-7 |
| OCLC Number | 52798943 |
| Dewey Decimal | 327.73/009/0511 22 |
| LC Classification | E902 .C47 2003 |
Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance is a book by Noam Chomsky published November 2003. It is a macroscopic view of United States foreign policy from World War II to the post-Iraq War reconstruction. The central focus of the book, as with many of Chomsky's political works, is the examination of the United States' political, military and economic motives, in comparison —often in sharp contrast— to its outward rhetorical support for democracy, the Middle-East peace process, free trade, and human rights. There is an examination of the differences between positions taken by the US government and the people of the world regarding a proposed invasion of Iraq. It also examines the doctrinal thinking of the Establishment in the United Kingdom and the US, such as in regard to propaganda use, centralised decision making and imperialism of Western powers from recent American invasions to the European empires.[1] Chomsky also analyzes what he perceives to be the selective application of the term "terror" to enemies of the U.S., while the actions of the U.S. and its allies are ignored.[2]
The book was recommended by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez in a speech before the UN General Assembly in September 2006. Sales of the book surged after the recommendation, its rank on Amazon.com rising to #1 on paperback and #6 hardcover in only a few days.[3][4][5]
Contents |
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- Priorities and Prospects
- Imperial Grand Strategy
- The New Era of Enlightenment
- Dangerous Times
- The Iraq Connection
- Dilemmas of Dominance
- Cauldron of Animosities
- Terrorism and Justice: Some Useful Truisms
- A Passing Nightmare
[edit] See also
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- ^ Piyush Mathur's review of the book
- ^ Boyle, Michael T. (January 2005). Review: Hegemony or survival:America's quest for global dominance. 81. JSTOR 3569230.
- ^ U.S. Best Seller, Thanks to Rave by Latin Leftist. New York Times, September 23, 2006
- ^ Prensa Latina article Chavez Gives Chomsky Book A Big Boost says rising from 160,772nd to seventh place
- ^ Hugo Chavez's Speech to the UN on September 20, 2006
