The Responsibility of Intellectuals

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Noam Chomsky, Neil Smith, Chris Knight, Knight ALLOTT, Nicholas Allott, N. V. Smith: The Responsibility of Intellectuals (UCL Press)

156 pages

English language

Published by UCL Press.

ISBN:
978-1-78735-551-4
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OCLC Number:
1112385046

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With the publication of ?The Responsibility of Intellectuals? half a century ago, Noam Chomsky burst onto the US political scene as a leading critic of the war in Vietnam. Privilege, he argues, brings with it the responsibility to tell the truth and expose lies, but our intellectual culture only pays lip-service to this ideal. The essay has been described as ?the single most influential piece of anti-war literature? of the Vietnam War period.

Since then, Chomsky has continued to equip a growing international audience with the facts and arguments needed to understand ? and change ? our world. According to The New York Times, Chomsky ?may be the most widely read American voice on foreign policy on the planet today?.

This book revisits ?The Responsibility of Intellectuals? half a century on. It includes six new essays written to celebrate Chomsky?s famous intervention and explore its relevance in today?s world. Nicholas …

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Subjects

  • Other warfare & defence issues
  • History of ideas
  • Peace studies & conflict resolution
  • Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000
  • Political science & theory