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Rethinking Camelot : JFK, the Vietnam War, and U.S. Political Culture /
Noam Chomsky dismisses efforts to resurrect Camelot--an attractive American myth portraying JFK as a shinning knight promising peace, foiled only by assassins bent on stopping this lone hero from withdrawing from Vietnam. Chomsky argues that US institutions an political culture, not individual presi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Haymarket Books,
2015.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Noam Chomsky dismisses efforts to resurrect Camelot--an attractive American myth portraying JFK as a shinning knight promising peace, foiled only by assassins bent on stopping this lone hero from withdrawing from Vietnam. Chomsky argues that US institutions an political culture, not individual presidents, are the key to understanding US behavior during the Vietnam War. Noam Chomsky is Institute Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston. A member of the American Academy of Science, he has published widely in both linguistics and current affairs. His books include At War with Asia, Towards a New Cold War, Fateful Triangle: The U.S., Israel and the Palestinians, Necessary Illusions, Hegemony or Survival, Deterring Democracy, Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy and Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 209 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781608464456 1608464458 |