Author:Noam Chomsky
At a time when the United States exacts a greater and greater power over the rest of the world, America's leading voice of dissent needs to be heard more than ever. In over thirty timely, accessible and urgent essays, Chomsky cogently examines the burning issues of our post-9/11 world, covering the invasion and occupation of Iraq, the Bush presidency and the Israeli invasion of Lebanon.
This is an essential collection, from a vital and authoritative perspective.
'Chomsky is a global phenomenon . . . perhaps the most widely read voice on foreign policy on the planet' The New York Times Book Review
One of our most valued political thinkers. His commitment to presenting his findings lucidly makes him one of the most useful
—— Independent on SundayChomsky has an authority granted by brilliance
—— David Goodhart , Sunday TimesAbove all, he makes his readers think
—— The Good Book GuideGoldensohn's conversations with these men are perturbing because most of the them seem like many of us except for the circumstances that lured them into opportunistic deviance. Goldensohn may not have left a headline-making legacy of belated revelations, but he has complicated further the tapestry of evil
—— Publishers WeeklyVirtually all the top Nazi officials tried at Nuremberg are interviewed here, and their responses make for fascinating yet chilling reading... Without necessarily intending to do so, these men reveal how easily totalitarian systems can induce acquiescence to or even enthusiastic participation in evil
—— BooklistAs they follow Dalia and Bashir's difficult friendship, readers will experience one of the world's most stubborn conflicts firsthand
—— Publishers WeeklyMasterly and brilliantly researched... If it were fiction, critics would no doubt hail the epic, almost Tolstoyan quality of this book
—— Morning StarA much-needed antidote to the cynicism of realpolitik
—— BooklistAffecting. Sensitively told. Humane and literate - and rather daring in suggesting that the future of the Middle East need not be violent
—— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)The inspiring lives of two unique people, and Tolan's compassion in narrating them, illuminate the tragedy of Palestine in the most moving and revealing way
—— Karma Nabulsi, Prize Research Fellow, Oxford UniversityA hard book to read with dry eyes and without a lump in one's throat. And hard to read, also, without feeling - dare one even say the word? - something approaching hope
—— Adam Hochschild, author of Bury the Chains and King Leopold's GhostAn understated clash of cultures tale, delicately told
—— Radio TimesImpeccably researched... this narrative illustrates the possibility of compassionate imagination
—— TLSBeautifully written
—— Tam Dalyell, MPAn erudite labour of love, a fan-letter to a fabulous city, and a book one suspects Ackroyd was destined to write. It illuminates the English character, and is darkly humorous in its detail, tumbling through centuries crowded with legendary events and eccentric observations, as exuberant, energetic and alarming as the city itself
—— Independent on SundayA masterpiece
—— Evening StandardSpellbinding
—— Express on SundayA sharp, beautifully written but above all truthful account of London…This is the kind of writing that gives intellectuals a good name
—— Sunday Tribune