AT WAR WITH ASIA Essays on Indochina - Softcover
In 1970, Noam Chomsky urged Americans to confront and avoid the dangers inherent in the American invasion of Southeast Asia (North Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos). Looking back 30 years later, we still share Chomsky’s concern: Will this new war lead us to an ever-expanding battle against the people of the world and increasing repression at home?
Drawing in part on his visits to Asia and in part on his extensive reading in the field, Chomsky discusses the historical, political and economic reasons behind our involvement in a Southeast Asian land war. Chomsky examines the impact of our involvement on United States military strategy and what its eventual effect will be in America and abroad. While the people of the world are clearly the victims of U.S. foreign policy, the citizens of the United States have not been able to escape harm. In an eerie prediction of current events, Chomsky states:
It is unlikely that we can continue indefinitely on this mad course without severe domestic depression and regimentation. For those who hope to rule the world, to win what some scholars like to call ‘the game of world domination,’ American policies in Southeast Asia may appear rational. To the citizens of the empire, at home and abroad, they bring only pain and sorrow. In this respect we are reliving the history of earlier imperial systems. We have had many opportunities to escape this trap and still do today. Failure to take advantages of these opportunities, continued submission to indoctrination, and indifference to the fate of others, will surely spell disaster for much of the human race.
At War With Asia is an indispensable guide to understanding both the past and current logic of imperial force.
Introduction by Christian Parrenti.
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Noam Chomsky is one of the world's leading intellectuals, father of modern linguistics, outspoken media and foreign policy critic and tireless activist.
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- PublisherFontana
- Publication date1971
- ISBN 10 0006326544
- ISBN 13 9780006326540
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages282
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: Very Good. reprint. Professor Chomsky's examination of the historical, political and economic reasons behind American involvement in Asia is based not only on his vast reading in many rare published sources, but equally on the personal experience of a recent visit to Vietnam and Laos. Â Rear panel blurb Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 282, [6] pages. Previous owner's name at the top of the 1st page, browning of the page edges, no other damage. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Politics & Government; ISBN: 0006326544. ISBN/EAN: 9780006326540. Inventory No: 0277351. Seller Inventory # 0277351
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