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Authors: Noam Chomsky
Zawahiri, Ayman al-
Zelikow, Philip
Zertal, Idith
Zionism
Zola, Émile
Zughayer, Kemal
ALSO BY
NOAM CHOMSKY
N
OAM
C
HOMSKY
is the author of numerous best-selling political works, including
Hegemony or Survival
and
Failed States
. A professor emeritus of linguistics and philosophy at MIT, he is widely credited with having revolutionized modern linguistics. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. You can sign up for email updates
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In an era of unprecedented military strength, leaders of the United States, the global hyperpower, have increasingly embraced imperial ambitions. How did this significant shift in purpose and policy come about? And what lies down the road?
The American Empire Project is a response to the changes that have occurred in America’s strategic thinking as well as in its military and economic posture. Empire, long considered an offense against America’s democratic heritage, now threatens to define the relationship between our country and the rest of the world. The American Empire Project publishes books that question this development, examine the origins of U.S. imperial aspirations, analyze their ramifications at home and abroad, and discuss alternatives to this dangerous trend.
The project was conceived by Tom Engelhardt and Steve Fraser, editors who are themselves historians and writers. Published by Metropolitan Books, an imprint of Henry Holt and Company, its titles include
Hegemony or Survival
and
Failed States
by
Noam Chomsky
,
The Limits of Power
and
Washington Rules
by Andrew J. Bacevich,
Blood and Oil
by Michael T. Klare,
Kill Anything That Moves
by Nick Turse,
A People’s History of American Empire
by Howard Zinn, and
Empire’s Workshop
by Greg Grandin.
For more information about the American Empire Project and for a list of forthcoming titles, please visit
americanempireproject.com
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CONTENTS
1.
The Responsibility of Intellectuals, Redux
2.
Terrorists Wanted the World Over
3.
The Torture Memos and Historical Amnesia
5.
American Decline: Causes and Consequences
7.
Magna Carta, Its Fate, and Ours
8.
The Week the World Stood Still
9.
The Oslo Accords: Their Context, Their Consequences
11.
Israel-Palestine: The Real Options
12.
“Nothing for Other People”: Class War in the United States
13.
Whose Security? How Washington Protects Itself and the Corporate Sector
15.
How Many Minutes to Midnight?
16.
Cease-fires in Which Violations Never Cease
17.
The U.S. Is a Leading Terrorist State
20.
One Day in the Life of a Reader of the
New York Times
21.
“The Iranian Threat”: Who Is the Gravest Danger to World Peace?
Who Rules the World? Copyright © 2016 by L. Valéria Galvão-Wasserman-Chomsky. All rights reserved. For information, address Henry Holt and Co., 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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First Edition: May 2016
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