Rogue States: The Rule of Force in World Affairs - Couverture souple

Chomsky, Noam

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0896086119 ISBN 13 : 9780896086111

Editeur : South End Press, 2000

Synopsis

Book by Chomsky Noam

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Noam Chomsky argues that, contrary to popular perception, the real 'rogue' states in the world today are not the dictator-led developing countries we hear about in the news, but the United States and its allies. He challenges the legal and humanitarian reasons given to justify intervention in global conflicts in order to reveal the West's reliance on the rule of force. He examines NATO's intervention in Kosovo, the crisis in East Timor, and US involvement in the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Latin America. Chomsky relies on both historical context and recently released government documents to trace the paths of self-interest and domination that fuelled these violent regional conflicts. Throughout, he reveals the United States's increasingly open dismissal of the United Nations and international legal precedent in justifying its motives and actions. Characteristically incisive and provocative, Chomsky demonstrates that the rule of law has been reduced to farce.

Biographie de l'auteur

Noam Chomsky is a world renowned linguist and one of America's foremost social critics. He is Institute Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at M.I.T. He is the author of numerous books, including Pirates and Emperors Old and New, Fateful Triangle, The New Military Humanism: Lessons from Kosovo and Rogue States: The Rule of Force in World Affairs.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: South End Press
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0896086119
• ISBN 13: 9780896086111
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 254
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• Personne responsable: non disponible