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Who Rules the World?

By: Noam Chomsky
Narrated by: Brian Jones
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The essential account of geopolitics right now, from one of our greatest living intellectuals - including a new afterword on President Donald Trump

Noam Chomsky: philosopher, political writer, fearless activist. No one has done more to question the hidden actors who govern our lives, calling the powers that be to account. Here he presents Who Rules the World?, his definitive account of those powers, how they work, and why we should be questioning them.

From the dark history of the US and Cuba to China's global rise, from torture memos to sanctions on Iran, this book investigates the defining issues of our times and exposes the hypocrisy at the heart of America's policies and actions. The world's political and financial elite are now operating almost totally unconstrained by the so-called democratic structure. With climate change and nuclear proliferation threatening our very survival, dissenting voices have never been more necessary.

Fiercely outspoken and rigorously argued, Who Rules the World? is an indispensable guide to how things really are.

 Political Science Politics & Government Middle East Iran Military Socialism Imperialism Inspiring Africa War Soviet Union American Foreign Policy China Latin American Taxation Human Rights Capitalism Survival Imperial Japan Self-Determination

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...for anyone interested in politics or international affairs. Well-structured, good topic selection, interesting context provided

Brilliant and a must...

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I quite enjoy this book, but it is really too focused on a few subjects

Good, but too focused

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Ed explains how power is exerted through Force violence and capital around the world. Was it doesn't explain is the continuance across Generations. Describes house similar George Washington was to George Bush but doesn't give a theory as to why

Revelations 2.0

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I found the content extremely enlightening.
The narrator's delivery sometimes caused me to tune out

great content

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If you've read any previous Chomsky you should know what to expect. Some updates for 9/11 and the Global War on Terror are contextualised as continuing American terror efforts stretching back to Regan's War on Terror and America's post WW2 actions rather than being any kind of watershed moment.

Updated Chomsky

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