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Chomsky for Beginners

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ISBN-10: 193438917X

ISBN-13: 9781934389171

Edition: 2007

Authors: David Cogswell, Paul Gordon

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Noam Chomsky has written over 30 books, he is the most-quoted author on earth, the "New York Times" calls him "arguably the most important intellectual alive" -- yet most people have no idea who he is or what he's about. "Chomsky For Beginners" tells you what he's about: Chomsky is known for his work in two distinct areas -- Linguistics and... "gadflying." ("Gadfly, " the word applied to Socrates. comes closest to the constant social irritant that Chomsky has become.) It is Chomsky's work as Political Gadfly and Media Critic that has given passion and hope to the general public -- and alienated the Major Media -- which, of course, is why you don't know more about him. Chomsky's message is…    
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Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Steerforth Press
Publication date: 8/21/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 5.95" wide x 8.95" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.572
Language: English

David Cogswell is a writer based in Hoboken, N.J. He has written thousands of articles on business, travel, politics, and the arts for various print and online publications, including Democratic Underground, Bushwatch, Prison Planet, Indymedia.org, Fortune.com, Travel Weekly, the Hudson Current, and the Jersey Journal. He has contributed pieces to a number of political books, including Fortunate Son, The Making of an American President, by J.H. Hatfield; Ambushed: The Hidden History of the Bush Family by Toby Rogers; and America's Autopsy Report, by John Kaminski. He's the publisher of the political and media commentary website HeadBlast (www.davidcogswell.com), which was banned in China…