Letters from Lexington: Reflections on Propaganda

by Noam Chomsky

Overview

Noam Chomsky outlines the role of the media in justifying US government and corporate actions. Covers many aspects of propoganda: defensive aggression, our "sense of moral purpose," the culture of democracy, etc. A valuable antidote to mainstream me

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032870113
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/10/2024
Series:	Chomsky from Routledge
Edition description:	3rd ed.
Pages:	142
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Noam Chomsky is one of the most cited scholars in history and has profoundly shaped contemporary understanding of American politics. He has authored numerous books on linguistics, history and politics. He is Institute Professor (emeritus) in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT, and Laureate Professor of Linguistics and Agnese Nelms Haury Chair in the Program in Environment and Social Justice at the University of Arizona.

Table of Contents

	Foreword	vii
	Introduction to the New Edition	xi
	Introduction	xix
1.	What Makes Mainstream Media Mainstream	1
2.	"The Middle East Lie"	15
3.	Defensive Aggression	21
4.	The Sunday Times Makes for a Day of No Rest	29
5.	Notes on the Culture of Democracy	33
6.	Third World, First Threat	41
7.	"Yearning for Democracy"	49
8.	Apostles of Nonviolence	55
9.	UN = US	63
10.	Postscript: "Riding Moynihan's Hobby Horse"	71
11.	Our "Sense of Moral Purpose"	79
12.	"We the People"	87
13.	Bringing Peace	95
14.	The Burdens of Responsibility	105
15.	The Death and Life of Stalinism	113
16.	Toxic Omissions	121
17.	"Fiendish Acts"	129
18.	The PC Thought Police	137
19.	Rest in Peace	149
20.	Class Struggle as Usual	161
	Index	173