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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451257603321

Autore

Edgley Alison <1963, >

Titolo

The social and political thought of Noam Chomsky / / Alison Edgley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000

ISBN

1-134-62590-1

1-134-62591-X

1-280-04989-8

0-203-00625-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (210 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in social and political thought ; ; 24

Disciplina

410/.92

Soggetti

Philologists

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-196) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Political theory; 2 The 'good society'; 3 State capitalism; 4 State theory; 5 Nationalism; 6 Politics and the media; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Social and Political Thought of Noam Chomsky questions Chomsky's claim not to have a theory about the relationship between human beings and their society other than that which 'can be written on the back of postage stamp'. Edgley compares Chomsky's vision of the good society with liberal communitarian perspectives, and establishes that it is grounded in a hopeful belief about human nature. She argues that sympathy with this vision of the good society is essential for understanding the nature of Chomsky's critique of state capitalism, its inherent nationalism and the media. The aut