''Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky'', published in 2002, is a collection of previously unpublished transcripts of seminars, talks, and question-and-answer sessions conducted by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 i ...

from 1989 to 1999. The transcripts were compiled and edited by Peter R. Mitchell and John Schoeffel. Mitchell and Schoeffel are

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s in New York.

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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, 15–16 April 1989) # "Teach-In: Over Coffee" (Rowe, Massachusetts, 15–16 April 1989) # "Teach-In: Evening" (Rowe, Massachusetts, 15–16 April 1989) # "Colloquy" (

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, 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" (

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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)

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