Necessary Illusions
Thought Control in Democratic Societies
- Publisher
- House of Anansi Press Inc
- Initial publish date
- Sep 1995
- Category
- Democracy, Media Studies, Censorship
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780887848681
- Publish Date
- Sep 1995
- List Price
- $16.95
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In his national bestselling 1988 CBC Massey Lectures, Noam Chomsky inquires into the nature of the media in a political system where the population cannot be disciplined by force and thus must be subjected to more subtle forms of ideological control. Specific cases are illustrated in detail, using the U.S. media primarily but also media in other societies.
Chomsky considers how the media might be democratized (as part of the general problem of developing more democratic institutions) in order to offer citizens broader and more meaningful participation in social and political life.
About the author
Noam Chomsky is an internationally acclaimed philosopher, scholar, and political activist. He is Professor in Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Chomsky's books include The Culture of Terrorism, Fateful Triangle, Letters from Lexington, Pirates and Emperors, Old and New, Powers and Prospects, Rethinking Camelot, Turning the Tide, The Washington Connection and Third World Fascism, and YEAR 501.
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