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Manufacturing Consent - Noam Chomsky and the Media: The Companion Book to the Award-Winning Film (Paperback)
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Manufacturing Consent - Noam Chomsky and the Media: The Companion Book to the Award-Winning Film (Paperback)
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Manufacturing Consent Noam Chomsky and the Media, the companion
book to the award-winning film, charts the life of America's most
famous dissident, from his boyhood days running his uncle's
newsstand in Manhattan to his current role as outspoken social
critic.
A complete transcript of the film is complemented by key excerpts
from the writings, interviews and correspondence. Also included are
exchanges between Chomsky and his critics, historical and
biographical material, filmmakers' notes, a resource guide, more
than 270 stills from the film and 18 "Philosopher All-Stars"
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Mark Achbar has applied a wide range of creative abilities and
technical skills to over 50 films, videos, and books. He has worked
as editor, researcher and production coordinator.
"A juicily subversive biographical/philosophical documentary
bristling and buzzing with ideas."--"Washington Post"
"You will see the whole sweep of the most challenging critic in
modern political thought."--"Boston Globe"
"One of our real geniuses, an excellent introduction."--"Village
Voice"
"An intellectually challenging crash course in the man's cooly
contentious analysis, laying out his thoughts in a package that is
clever and accessible."--"Los Angeles Times"
Contents:
The Man. Early Influences. Vietnam A Turning Point. On His Role.
The Media. Thought Control in Democratic Societies. A Propaganda
Model. The Gulf "War." A Case Study Cambodia & East Timor.
Concision A Structural Constraint. "Sports Rap with Noam Chomsky."
A Cabal of Anti-Conspiricists. Media in Media, Pennsylvania.
Alternative Media. The Linguist. Basic Premises. Nim Chimsky:
Chimpanzee. And the Elusive Connection to his Politics. The Social
Order. On Education. Anarchism/Libertarian Socialism. Resistance
& Critical Analysis. The Critics (Media-Based). William F.
Buckley, Jr. "Firing Line." David Frum Journalist, Washington Post.
Jeff Greenfield Producer, "Nightline." Karl E. Meyer Editorial
Writer, The New York Times. Peter Worthington Editor, The Ottawa
Sun. The Critics (Other Elites). Fritz Bolkestein Former Dutch
Minister of Defense. Michel Foucault Philosopher. Yossi Olmert Tel
Aviv University. John Silber
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