World orders, old and new
In this widely acclaimed study of global politics, Chomsky offers a devastating critique of conventional definitions of the 'new world order'. It is, he argues, nothing more than an ingenious piece of 'historical engineering', whereby the pretexts for the Cold War - nuclear threa...
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| Summary: | In this widely acclaimed study of global politics, Chomsky offers a devastating critique of conventional definitions of the 'new world order'. It is, he argues, nothing more than an ingenious piece of 'historical engineering', whereby the pretexts for the Cold War - nuclear threat, Eastern Bloc menace - have been deftly replaced by a new set of convenient justifications for a Western agenda that remains largely unchanged. |
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| Item Description: | Based on three lectures (considerably expanded and updated) given at the American University in Cairo, May 1993. Originally published: Cairo, Egypt : American University in Cairo Press, 1994. |
| Physical Description: | vii, 343 pages 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780745313207 (pbk) 0745313205 (pbk) |