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The New Military Humanism
Noam Chomsky
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Description for The New Military Humanism
Paperback. 'Thank God for Noam Chomsky .. Ruthless in his analysis of Nato's lies .. he believes that the bombardment of Serbia undermines what is left of international law.' Robert Fisk, The Independent Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJPR; HBJD; JPA; JPS; JPVH; JWK; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 226.
The crisis in Kosovo has excited passion and visionary exaltation of a kind rarely witnessed. The events have been portrayed as a 'new humanism', timed fortuitously with a new millennium, which will displace the crass and narrow interest politics of a mean-spirited past.
But is this new humanism guided by power interests or by humanitarian concern? Is the resort to force undertaken 'in the name of principles and values', as professed? Or are we witnessing something more crass and familiar?
The New Military Humanism is Chomsky at his best: a brilliant ... Read more
The crisis in Kosovo has excited passion and visionary exaltation of a kind rarely witnessed. The events have been portrayed as a 'new humanism', timed fortuitously with a new millennium, which will displace the crass and narrow interest politics of a mean-spirited past.
But is this new humanism guided by power interests or by humanitarian concern? Is the resort to force undertaken 'in the name of principles and values', as professed? Or are we witnessing something more crass and familiar?
The New Military Humanism is Chomsky at his best: a brilliant ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745316338
SKU
V9780745316338
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Ref
99-12
About Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky is one of the most cited scholars in history and has profoundly shaped contemporary understanding of American politics. An ally of anarcho-syndicalists the world over, he has authored numerous books on linguistics, history and politics. He is Institute Professor (emeritus) in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT, and Laureate Professor of Linguistics and Agnese Nelms Haury ... Read more
Reviews for The New Military Humanism
'Thank God for Noam Chomsky ... Ruthless in his analysis of Nato's lies, relentless in his emphasis on the parallels between Kosovo, Central America and Turkey, he believes that this year's bombardment of Serbia undermines what is left of international law'
Robert Fisk, Independent 'A powerful and convincing alternative framework for understanding the NATO war on Yugoslavia'
Edward ... Read more
Robert Fisk, Independent 'A powerful and convincing alternative framework for understanding the NATO war on Yugoslavia'
Edward ... Read more