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Summary: A great resource
Review: The Chomsky reader is a must for anyone, liberal or conservative, who seeks insight away from the mainstream media. I think he is overboard at times but the viewpoint is unvaluable and stimulating.
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Summary: Chomsky is the most important independent thinker alive
Review: There is no doubt that the Chomsky Reader is the quintessential introductory book for those who claim to think independently. I would enthusiastically recommend this book to all those interested in understanding the world around them.
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Summary: Don't know Chomsky yet? This is for you.
Review: This book should be required reading for all political science degree majors. Actually it should be required for all students. It takes an interesting look at the things most Americans ignore, either by choice or out of ignorance. This is a great book for first time readers of Chomsky. He doesn't ask you to know any background information before reading it. He provides all of the information and evidence you need to understand his point of view. Yet, the essays in this book are powerful and thought provoking. It's completely engaging.
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Summary: Well worth reading...
Review: This book, just like every other political work I have read by Chomsky, presents many very good points. He does, however, have a tendancy to go too far in presenting unsubstantiated opinions as fact. It's rather ironic to come from such an advocate of itellectual responsibility. It is fairly easy for the reader to sort this out though, and aside from his occasional detour into "this person is stupid," he presents many many great points which have really opened my eyes to the motives and history of this nation.
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Summary: Excellent book
Review: This is a great way to get into the works of Chomsky. Chomsky reveals the bias in the media, showing all the pieces of information which were cut off from the mainstream press. He points out the real goal of the US and of the media, and makes you think before you listen. An excellent book, I give it 5 stars.
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Summary: Tough reading --- in a good way.
Review: Yes, this is a politically biased book. Yes, he can sound a little paranoid. BUT this book is an excellent, eye-opening read nonetheless. This series of essays is arranged topically, so that there is a certain evolution of events and thoughts that emerges through the book. It covers his thoughts on the situation in East Timor in the 70's (note what is going on there now!), US foreign policy towards South & Latin American countries, and Vietnam. This variety kept me interested the whole way through the text. As Chomsky is a very *detail oriented* person, the text can get a little bit weighty. I think I might have glossed over a few pages here and there because they were just too dry for me. But the payoff is worth it. Though it felt like running a marathon, I came out of reading this with a lot of questions and new ideas. Like the works of Howard Zinn, I would recommend it for people of all political persuasions because it does bring up so many issues for debate. I have used selections from this book to teach internship classes on student activism, and have also found myself refering back to it for political ammunition here and there. In summary -- good but dry; biased but thought provoking.
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Summary: Tough reading --- in a good way.
Review: Yes, this is a politically biased book. Yes, he can sound a little paranoid. BUT this book is an excellent, eye-opening read nonetheless. This series of essays is arranged topically, so that there is a certain evolution of events and thoughts that emerges through the book. It covers his thoughts on the situation in East Timor in the 70's (note what is going on there now!), US foreign policy towards South & Latin American countries, and Vietnam. This variety kept me interested the whole way through the text. As Chomsky is a very *detail oriented* person, the text can get a little bit weighty. I think I might have glossed over a few pages here and there because they were just too dry for me. But the payoff is worth it. Though it felt like running a marathon, I came out of reading this with a lot of questions and new ideas. Like the works of Howard Zinn, I would recommend it for people of all political persuasions because it does bring up so many issues for debate. I have used selections from this book to teach internship classes on student activism, and have also found myself refering back to it for political ammunition here and there. In summary -- good but dry; biased but thought provoking.
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