Those who regard him as a "doom and gloom" critic will find an unexpected Chomsky in these pages. Here the world-renowned author speaks for the first time in depth about his career in activism, and his views and tactics.
Those who regard him as a "doom and gloom" critic will find an unexpected Chomsky in these pages. Here the world-renowned author speaks for the first time in depth about his career in activism, and his views and tactics.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Noam Chomsky is one of the most cited scholars in history and among the best known public intellectuals in the world today. He is the author of more than 100 books; the most recent include Requiem for the American Dream, and The 10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth and Power, Before coming to the University of Arizona as Laureate Professor of Linguistics in 2017, Chomsky taught linguistics and philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for 50 years. Charles Derber, Professor of Sociology at Boston College is a noted public intellectual and author of twenty-five books, including several best-sellers reviewed in the NY Times, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, and other prominent media. His recent books include Welcome to the Revolution, Moving Beyond Fear, and Glorious Causes. Co-editor of the Routledge book series, Universalizing Resistance, Derber is a life-long activist for peace and justice. Suren Moodliar is editor of the journal Socialism and Democracy and coordinator of encuentro5, a movement-building space in downtown Boston. He is a co-author of A People's Guide to Greater Boston (UC Press, 2020). Paul Shannon worked for the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) for 40 years where he ran the national film library and was active in various peace, union, prison reform, economic justice and international solidarity movements. Now retired, he serves as a volunteer with the AFSC, teaches courses on the Vietnam war, writes, and continues his intersectional organizing around the Yemen war, the military industrial complex, climate change, criminal justice issues, and regime-change wars. He is a board member of Mass. Peace Action and The Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security.
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CHOMSKY FOR ACTIVISTS TABLE OF CONTENTS PART 1: REFLECTIONS ON A LIFE OF ACTIVISM 1 How It All Got Started 2 Stories of Global Activism PART II MOVEMENTS MATTER 1. Coming Together: Organizing for Survival with Justice 2. Enhanced Exploitation: The Neoliberal Project 3. Identity Politics and Class Politics: Common Interests, Labor and Collective Action 4. Activists and Evangelicals: Organizing Across the Cultural Divide 5. Identity, Intersectionality and Universalizing Resistance 6. Activism and Fascism: Then and Now 7. Activists, Movements and Electoral Politics: The Critique of Anti-Trumpism 8. Activism in the Age of Extinction 9. The Movement and Third Parties 10. Overcoming Isolation and Powerlessness: Movements and Community PART III 100 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT: CONFRONTING CLIMATE CHANGE, WAR AND PANDEMICS IN THE TRUMP ERA PART IV REFLECTIONS FROM ACTIVISTS
CHOMSKY FOR ACTIVISTS TABLE OF CONTENTS PART 1: REFLECTIONS ON A LIFE OF ACTIVISM 1 How It All Got Started 2 Stories of Global Activism PART II MOVEMENTS MATTER 1. Coming Together: Organizing for Survival with Justice 2. Enhanced Exploitation: The Neoliberal Project 3. Identity Politics and Class Politics: Common Interests, Labor and Collective Action 4. Activists and Evangelicals: Organizing Across the Cultural Divide 5. Identity, Intersectionality and Universalizing Resistance 6. Activism and Fascism: Then and Now 7. Activists, Movements and Electoral Politics: The Critique of Anti-Trumpism 8. Activism in the Age of Extinction 9. The Movement and Third Parties 10. Overcoming Isolation and Powerlessness: Movements and Community PART III 100 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT: CONFRONTING CLIMATE CHANGE, WAR AND PANDEMICS IN THE TRUMP ERA PART IV REFLECTIONS FROM ACTIVISTS
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