Perilous Power

Updated with a new preface by Gilbert Achar, covering events since 2007 including the late-2023 renewal of military conflict between Israel and Hamas, this new edition provides readers with an essential critical perspective on the US role in the Middle East.

Autorentext

Noam Chomsky is one of the most cited scholars in history and has profoundly shaped contemporary understanding of American politics. He has authored numerous books on linguistics, history and politics. He is Institute Professor (emeritus) in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT, and Laureate Professor of Linguistics and Agnese Nelms Haury Chair in the Program in Environment and Social Justice at the University of Arizona.

Gilbert Achcar teaches at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.

Stephen R. Shalom, author of the preface, is a professor at William Paterson University.

Inhalt

Preface to the 2024 edition Preface to the 2007 edition 1. Terrorism and Conspiracies 2. Fundamentalism and Democracy 3. Sources of U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East 4. Wars in the "Greater Middle East" 5. The Israel-Palestine Conflict Epilogue Postscript: Two More Years of Crisis