''Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky'', published in 2002, is a collection of previously unpublished transcripts of seminars, talks, and question-and-answer sessions conducted by
Noam Chomsky
Avram Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is an American public intellectual: a linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is ...
from 1989 to 1999.
The transcripts were compiled and edited by Peter R. Mitchell and John Schoeffel. Mitchell and Schoeffel are
public defender
A public defender is a lawyer appointed to represent people who otherwise cannot reasonably afford to hire a lawyer to defend themselves in a trial. Several countries provide people with public defenders, including the UK, Hungary and Singapore, ...
s in New York.
Content
The book's ten chapters draw on discussions at various speaking engagements in the United States and Canada.
# "Weekend Teach-In: Opening Session"
(Rowe, Massachusetts
Rowe is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 424 at the 2020 census.
History
Rowe was the site of fishing and foraging for local Native American tribes. The area was first visited by white settlers in 1 ...
, 15–16 April 1989)
# "Teach-In: Over Coffee"
(Rowe, Massachusetts, 15–16 April 1989)
# "Teach-In: Evening"
(Rowe, Massachusetts, 15–16 April 1989)
# "Colloquy"
(Fort Collins, Colorado
Fort Collins is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Larimer County, Colorado
Larimer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 359 ...
, 10 April 1990)
# "Ruling the World"
(New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, Colorado, Illinois, and Ontario in 1990 and 1993–96)
# "Community Activists"
(British Columbia, Massachusetts, Illinois, Maryland, and Wyoming in 1989 and 1993–96)
# "Intellectuals and Social Change"
(Woods Hole
Woods Hole is a census-designated place in the town of Falmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. It lies at the extreme southwest corner of Cape Cod, near Martha's Vineyard and the Elizabeth Islands. The population was 781 at ...
and Rowe, Massachusetts in 1989 and 1993–94)
# "Popular Struggle"
(Massachusetts, Maryland, Ontario, California, and Wyoming in 1989 and 1993–96)
# "Movement Organizing"
(Woods Hole, Massachusetts in 1993 and 1996)
# "Turning Point"
(Illinois, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York, and Maryland in 1994–96 and 1999)
See also
* ''
Deterring Democracy
''Deterring Democracy'' is a book published in 1991 by Noam Chomsky, which explores the differences between the humanitarian rhetoric and imperialistic reality of United States foreign policy and how it affects various countries around the world. ...
'' (1991)
* ''
Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media'' (1988)
*
Noam Chomsky bibliography
*
Noam Chomsky's political views
References
External links
Official website
2002 non-fiction books
Books by Noam Chomsky
Books critical of capitalism
Books about imperialism
Books about media bias
Books about propaganda
Books about public opinion
Books about politics of the United States
Books about foreign relations of the United States
The New Press books
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