The Essential Chomsky

In a single volume, the seminal writings of the world's leading philosopher, activist, linguist, and critic, published to coincide with his eightieth birthday.

Informationen zum Autor Noam Chomsky Klappentext The seminal writings of the philosopher, activist, linguist and critic, published to coincide with his 80th birthday. 'Chomsky ranks with Marx, Shakespeare and the Bible as one of the ten most quoted sources in the humanities - and is the only writer among them still alive' "Guardian" Zusammenfassung For the years, the author's writings on politics and language have established him as a preeminent public intellectual and as one of the original and wide-ranging political and social critics. This title assembles the core of his important writings, including excerpts from his influential texts. It presents a comprehensive overview of his thought.

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In a single volume, the seminal writings of the world's leading philosopher, activist, linguist, and critic, published to coincide with his eightieth birthday.

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Noam Chomsky

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The seminal writings of the philosopher, activist, linguist and critic, published to coincide with his 80th birthday. 'Chomsky ranks with Marx, Shakespeare and the Bible as one of the ten most quoted sources in the humanities - and is the only writer among them still alive' "Guardian"

Zusammenfassung
For the years, the author's writings on politics and language have established him as a preeminent public intellectual and as one of the original and wide-ranging political and social critics. This title assembles the core of his important writings, including excerpts from his influential texts. It presents a comprehensive overview of his thought.