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Power Systems is the latest collection of searing insights from intellectual superstar Noam Chomsky. In this new collection of conversations, conducted from 2010 to 2012, Noam Chomsky explores the most immediate and urgent concerns: the future of democracy in the Arab world, the implications of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the 'class war' fought by U.S. business interests against working people and the poor, the breakdown of mainstream political institutions and the rise of the far right. The latest volume from a long-established, trusted partnership, this collection shows once again that no interlocutor engages with Chomsky more effectively than David Barsamian. These interviews will inspire a new generation of readers, as well as longtime Chomsky fans eager for his latest thinking on the many crises we now confront, both at home and abroad. They confirm that Chomsky is an unparalleled resource for anyone seeking to understand our world today.

V knihe rozhovorov, uskutočnených v rokoch 2010 – 2012, sa Noam Chomsky zaoberá aktuálnymi a naliehavými otázkami súčasnosti: budúcnosťou demokracie v arabskom svete, európskou finančnou krízou, kolapsom amerických politických inštitúcií, vznikom a pôsobením hnutia Occupy. Osvedčená autorská dvojica Noam Chomsky a David Barsamian je zárukou vysokej kvality spoločenského diskurzu na rozličné témy. Chomsky, ako vždy, ponúka hlboký a zasvätený pohľad na príčiny krízy, s ktorou sa momentálne konfrontujeme, či už doma alebo v zahraničí, nekompromisne poukazuje na neduhy americkej spoločnosti. Kniha len potvrdzuje, že Chomsky je nevyčerpateľným zdrojom poznatkov pre každého, kto chce pochopiť zložitosť súčasného sveta.

In this new collection of conversations, conducted from 2010 to 2012, Noam Chomsky explores the most immediate and urgent concerns: the future of democracy in the Arab world, the implications of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the 'class war' fought by US business interests against working people and the poor, the breakdown of mainstream political institutions and the rise of the far right. As always, Chomsky presents his ideas vividly and accessibly, with uncompromising principle and clarifying insight. The latest volume from a long-established, trusted partnership, this collection shows once again that no interlocutor engages with Chomsky more effectively than David Barsamian. These interviews will inspire a new generation of readers, as well as longtime Chomsky fans eager for his latest thinking on the many crises we now confront, both at home and abroad. They confirm that Chomsky is an unparalleled resource for anyone seeking to understand our world today.

"Making the Future" is the latest collection of essays from Noam Chomsky, one of our most vital and provocative voices of political dissent. Taking up the thread from 2007's "Interventions", these penetrating and compelling articles examine numerous topics, including the financial crisis, Obama's presidency, WikiLeaks and the on-going conflicts in the Middle East. Restating and refining his commitment to democracy and finding inspiration in the popular uprisings of the Arab Spring, "Making the Future" is Chomsky's fiercely-argued and timely comment on a fast-changing world. Praise for Noam Chomsky: "Chomsky is one of a small band of individuals fighting a whole industry. And that makes him not only brilliant, but heroic". (Arundhati Roy). "Noam Chomsky is a global phenomenon ...he may be the most widely read American voice on foreign policy on the planet today". ("New York Times Book Review"). "Noam Chomsky is an inspiration all over the world - to millions I suspect - for the simple reason that he is a truth-teller on an epic scale". (John Pilger). Noam Chomsky is the author of numerous bestselling political books, including "Hegemony or Survival", "Failed States", "Interventions", "What We Say Goes", "Hopes and Prospects" and "Gaza in Crisis", all of which are published by Hamish Hamilton/Penguin. He is an Institute Professor (Emeritus) in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT, and is widely credited with having revolutionized modern linguistics.

Occupy is the first major public response to thirty years of class war.' Since its appearance in Zuccotti Park, New York, in September 2011, the Occupy movement has spread to hundreds of towns and cities across the world. No longer occupying small tent camps, the movement now occupies the global conscience as its messages spread from street protests to op-ed pages to the highest seats of power. From the movement's onset, Noam Chomsky has supported its critique of corporate corruption and encouraged its efforts to increase civic participation, economic equality, democracy and freedom. Through talks and conversations with movement supporters, Occupy presents Chomsky's latest thinking on the central issues, questions and demands that are driving ordinary people to protest. How did we get to this point? How are the wealthiest 1% influencing the lives of the other 99%? How can we separate money from politics? What would a genuinely democratic election look like? How can we redefine basic concepts like 'growth' to increase equality and quality of life for all?

According to The New York Times, Noam Chomsky is “arguably the most important intellectual alive.” But he isn’t easy to read . . . or at least he wasn’t until these books came along. Made up of intensively edited speeches and interviews, they offer something not found anywhere else: pure Chomsky, with every dazzling idea and penetrating insight intact, delivered in clear, accessible, reader-friendly prose. Published as four short books in the famous Real Story series—What Uncle Sam Really Wants, The Prosperous Few and the Restless Many, Secrets, Lies and Democracy, and The Common Good—they’ve collectively sold almost 600,000 copies. And they continue to sell year after year after year because Chomsky’s ideas become, if anything, more relevant as time goes by. For example, twenty years ago he pointed out that “in 1970, about 90% of international capital was used for trade and long-term investment—more or less productive things—and 10% for speculation. By 1990, those figures had reversed.” As we know, speculation continued to increase exponentially. We’re paying the price now for not heeding him them.

"Hopes and Prospects" is Noam Chomsky's indispensable analysis of the world at present and a roadmap for the future. In "Hopes and Prospects", Noam Chomsky examines the challenges of our early twenty-first century. He explores obstacles and threats such as the widening gap between North and South America, US exceptionalism (which continues under Obama), the fiascos of Iraq and Afghanistan, the US-Israeli assault on Gaza and the recent financial bailouts. He sees hope for the future and opportunities to move forward, however - in the democratic wave in Latin America and in the global solidarity movements which suggest 'real progress towards freedom and justice'. "Hopes and Prospects" is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the primary challenges facing the human race in the coming years. "A treasure-trove of truths that shouldn't be left buried in our sandpit of propaganda and lies". (Johann Hari, "Independent"). "Noam Chomsky is a global phenomenon ...he may be the most widely read American voice on foreign policy on the planet today". ("The New York Times Book Review"). "The west's most prominent critic of US imperialism ...the closest thing in the English-speaking world to an intellectual superstar". ("Guardian"). Noam Chomsky is the author of numerous bestselling political books, including "Hegemony or Survival", "Failed States", "Interventions", "Perilous Power", "What We Say Goes", "Imperial Ambitions", "Making the Future", "How the World Works", and "Hopes and Prospects" all of which are published by Hamish Hamilton/Penguin. He is a professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT, and is widely credited with having revolutionized modern linguistics. He lives in Lexington, Massachusetts.

"Hopes and Prospects" is Noam Chomsky's indispensable analysis of the world at present and a roadmap for the future. In "Hopes and Prospects", Noam Chomsky examines the challenges of our early twenty-first century. He explores obstacles and threats such as the widening gap between North and South America, US exceptionalism (which continues under Obama), the fiascos of Iraq and Afghanistan, the US-Israeli assault on Gaza and the recent financial bailouts. He sees hope for the future and opportunities to move forward, however - in the democratic wave in Latin America and in the global solidarity movements which suggest 'real progress towards freedom and justice'. "Hopes and Prospects" is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the primary challenges facing the human race in the coming years. "A treasure-trove of truths that shouldn't be left buried in our sandpit of propaganda and lies". (Johann Hari, "Independent"). "Noam Chomsky is a global phenomenon ...he may be the most widely read American voice on foreign policy on the planet today". ("The New York Times Book Review"). "The west's most prominent critic of US imperialism ...the closest thing in the English-speaking world to an intellectual superstar". ("Guardian"). Noam Chomsky is the author of numerous bestselling political books, including "Hegemony or Survival", "Failed States", "Interventions", "Perilous Power", "What We Say Goes", "Imperial Ambitions", "Making the Future", "How the World Works", and "Hopes and Prospects" all of which are published by Hamish Hamilton/Penguin. He is a professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT, and is widely credited with having revolutionized modern linguistics. He lives in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Titul Čo povieme, to platí je jedným zo série rozhovorov, v ktorých sa Noam Chomsky vyjadruje k aktuálnym politickým otázkam súvisiacim so zahraničnou politikou Spojených štátov amerických. Chomského za jeho odvahu a otvorenosť hovoriť o niektorých témach označujú aj ako „najužitočnejšieho občana Ameriky“. Iní sa o ňom vyjadrujú ako o „svetovom fenoméne“. V každom prípade, Chomsky patrí k najčítanejším autorom vo svojej oblasti. Aj predkladaný titul je vyváženým posúdením správania sa štátu, ktorý si naďalej myslí, že jeho poslaním je ovládať celý svet. V Chomskeho slovách objavíte muža, ktorý pociťuje hlboké sklamanie z toho, čo sa deje, a ktorý je frustrovaný z premrhaného potenciálu svojej krajiny. Napriek tomu môžeme objaviť v jeho úvahách nádej, ako aj konkrétne návrhy na riešenie niektorých problematických otázok. Či už bude čitateľ s Chomskym súhlasiť alebo nie, diela tohto významného mysliteľa našich čias sú minimálne akýmsi bezkonkurenčným podnetom na zamyslenie.

Intervence nepochybně patří mezi Chomského nejlepší knihy. Je typickou ukázkou autorova ostře kritického pohledu na domácí i zahraniční politiku Spojených států, Izraele a Británie. Chomsky formou stručných esejů/kapitol, majících podobu téměř deníkových záznamů, zachycuje období po 11. září 2001 prakticky až po dnešek. První esej Lekce, ze které jsme se nepoučili, je datován 4.9.2002 a poslední, dodatečná kapitola Alternativy pro Ameriky, je z 29. prosince 2006. Komentované události jsou většinou známé a mnohé z nich měly bezprostřední dopad i na českou zahraniční politiku, byly rozsáhle komentovány v českých médiích a předmětem domácí politické diskuse.

For the past forty years, Noam Chomsky's writings on politics and language have established him as a preeminent public intellectual and as one of the most original and wide-ranging political and social critics of our time. Among the seminal figures in linguistic theory over the past century, since the 1960s Chomsky has also secured a place as perhaps the leading dissident voice in the United States. Chomsky's many bestselling works - including "Manufacturing Consent", "Hegemony or Survival", "Understanding Power", and "Failed States" - have served as essential touchstones for dissidents, activists, scholars, and concerned citizens on subjects ranging from the media to human rights to intellectual freedom.In particular, Chomsky's scathing critiques of the U.S. wars in Vietnam, Central America, and the Middle East have furnished a widely accepted intellectual inspiration for antiwar movements over nearly four decades. "The Essential Chomsky" assembles the core of his most important writings, including excerpts from his most influential texts over the past forty years. Here is an unprecedented, comprehensive overview of Chomsky's thought.

Známou odpověď denně nabízejí oficiální média a politici západních mocností. S jinou přichází Noam Chomsky v knize Hegemonie nebo přežití. Je terorismem spíše odpálení bomby v autobuse anebo napadení státu, který pouze nehodlá sledovat politickou linii suveréna? Jistě obojí, ovšem následky jsou neporovnatelné. Kuba, Nikaragua, Panama, Vietnam, Irák - oficiálně vojenské intervence ve jménu světového míru. Podle Chomského však šlo o preventivní zničení narušitelů suverenity USA. Právě v touze Spojených států po světové hegemonii vidí autor největší nebezpečí pro Zemi. Jsou to USA, kdo terorismus živí a kdo jej, ovšem ve skutečně masovém měřítku, uplatňuje. Nenasytnost hegemona více než kdy jindy staví svět na hranu přežití. Nazrál čas, kdy by se uctivé přitakávání krokům USA mělo změnit v kritickou debatu.

Egy illúzió-romboló, tényekkel alátámasztott mestermű attól az embertől, akit a New York Times a "legnagyobb élő értelmiségi"-nek nevezett. Noam Chomsky könyörtelenül megmutatja a hatalom sötét oldalát. Elvezet oda, ahová kevesen merik betenni a lábukat. Néhány rövid részlet a könyvből: "Úgy tűnhet, mintha a CIA a maga ura lenne, de ez csak azért van, mert a hatalom szeretné megőrizni a lehetőséget, hogy kibújhasson a felelősségre vonás alól. A végrehajtó hatalomnak nem érdeke, hogy dokumentumok heverjenek szerteszét olyasmikkel, hogy mondjuk: - Ezennel utasítalak, hogy gyilkold meg Lumumbát!, vagy: - Döntsd meg a brazil kormányt!, vagy: - Végeztesd ki Castrót! A reformok úgy vannak kitalálva, hogy az egykori Szovjetuniót visszavezessék arra a harmadik világbeli szintre, ami a bolsevik forradalmat megelőzően osztályrésze volt. A hidegháború maga is nagyrészt azért folyt, hogy a világnak ez a hatalmas szelete újra az legyen, mint azelőtt - nyersanyag, piac és olcsó munkaerő a Nyugat számára. Ma a világ kétszáz legnagyobb vállalata tartja ellenőrzése alatt a föld összes forrásának több mint egynegyedét, és befolyásuk egyre nő... "

Chomského kniha zásadných rozhovorov prináša čitateľovi najnovšie veľmi provokatívne, ale aj imaginatívne názory na najaktuálnejšie politické problémy doby. A tak, čitateľ môže sledovať vodopád jeho logicky vystavaných argumentov, postrehov, názorov a myšlienok. S Chomským možno nesúhlasiť, polemizovať, prieť sa, ale ignorovať jeho briskný intelekt, nepočúvať ho, neprieť sa s ním, znamená rezignáciu na kritické myslenie, zakrpatenie intelektuálneho diskurzu a nakoniec duchovnú stagnáciu. Je veľký predpoklad, že táto kniha by mohla oživiť jednostranný a upadajúci spoločenskovedný diskurz na Slovensku. O jeho pozitívnom dopade na kvalitu verejných rozpráv niet pochýb.