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Noam Chomsky is a linguist, political theorist and activist. A vocal critic of U.S. foreign policy and the mainstream media, Chomsky emerged as one of the country's most widely-recognized political dissidents and authors when, in the 1960s, he opposed the Vietnam War. Chomsky considers himself a "traditional anarchist" and has voiced his support of libertarian socialism.Chomsky.info: Notes on Anarchism He continues to travel as a much sought-after political lecturer.
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Fast Facts
- Born: December 7, 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Institute Professor of Linguistics at MIT
- Spouse: Carol Schatz
- Received honorary degrees from over 30 universities including University of Chicago and Georgetown University
- Members of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Member of National Academy of Sciences
- Member of American Philosophical Society
- Authored over 50 books in linguistics and political theory
- Regular contributor to Z Magazine
- Featured in 9 documentaries including Noam Chomsky and the Media
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Political Writings
Chomsky's writings have generated much controversy and criticism. Many have accused Chomsky of misrepresenting information in his published works.Reason Magazine: Deconstructing Chomsky Others have taken issue with his views on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict; some have even described his opinions as anti-semitic.Google Book Preview: The Case for Israel by Alan Dershowitz -
Generative Grammar
Chomsky's acclaim in the field of linguistics is attributable to his theory of generative grammar, which maintains that structural linguistic knowledge is innate. Chomsky is an Institute Professor of Linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. -
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- 1967: The Responsibility of Intellectuals
- 1973: Counter-Revolutionary Violence - Bloodbaths in Fact & Propaganda
- 1983: The United States, Israel, and the Palestinians
- 1988: The Political Economy of the Mass Media (with Edward Herman)
- 1992: Deterring Democracy
- 1996: Class Warfare
- 2003: America's Quest for Global Dominance
- 2006: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy
- 2007: Interventions
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Official Site: The Noam Chomsky Website
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Video: BBC Interview with Noam Chomsky (Time: 23:00)
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The New Criterion: The Hypocrisy of Noam Chomsky
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MIT Dept. of Linguistics: Noam Chomsky Contact Details
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Wikipedia: Noam Chomsky - Politics of Noam Chomsky
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Official Site: The Noam Chomsky Website
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Noam Chomsky - Rebel Without a Pause - $26.95
Called "the most important intellectual alive" by The New York Times, Noam Chomsky, speaks openly about 9-11, the US War on Terrorism, Media Manipulation, the US and Iraq, and social activism, providing a critical voice that many audiences ...
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On Language: Chomsky's Classic Works "Language and Responsibility" and "Reflections on Language" in One Volume - $19.95
Two of Chomsky's most famous and accessible works, back in print in one affordable, attractive volume. Restoring to print two of Chomsky's most famous and popular books in one omnibus volume, On Language features some of the noted linguist ...
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The Chomsky Sessions: Noam Chomsky On The World - $19.95
One of the most respected intellectuals of the 20th century, Noam Chomsky has had a long and prolific career as a linguist, philosopher, and political activist. Undoubtedly, though, he is best known as the quintessential American dissident....
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The Chomsky-Foucault Debate: On Human Nature - $14.95
Two of the twentieth century's most influential thinkers debate a perennial question.In 1971, at the height of the Vietnam War and at a time of great political and social instability, two of the world's leading intellect...
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The Essential Chomsky - $19.95
In a single volume, the seminal writings of the world's leading philosopher, linguist, and critic, published to coincide with his eightieth birthday.For the past forty years Noam Chomsky's writings on politics and languag...
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Noam Chomsky Timeline
- 1928: Born in Philadelphia, PA
- 1949: Created undergraduate thesis
- 1951: Completed thesis on Morphophonemics of Modern Hebrew
- 1957: Published Syntactic Structures
- 1957: Made associate professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 1960: Given title of full professor at the MIT
- 1975: Became institute professor at the MIT
- 1983: Published The Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel and the Palestinians
- 1988: Published Manufacturing Consent (Co-author: Edward Herman)
- 1989: Published Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies
- 1990: Published On Nature, Use and Acquisition of Language
- 1992: Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (V)
- 2003: Distorted Morality (V)
- 2004: Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land (V)
