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11 Settembre. LA Ragioni Di Chi

by Noam Chomsky

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Year
2002
Language
English
ISBN-13
884380362
Format
EPUB & PDF

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In this essential collection of essays, Noam Chomsky examines the political and social consequences of the September 11 attacks through his signature lens of institutional critique. Rather than rehashing the events, Chomsky analyzes the response—how the tragedy was instrumentalized to justify expansive government surveillance, militarization of domestic policy, and the erosion of civil liberties. He argues that the real tragedy is not the attack itself, but the political uses made of it by those in power.\n\nChomsky's analysis is both prescient and devastating. He traces how the post-9/11 era laid the groundwork for the Patriot Act, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the expansion of the military-industrial complex. For readers seeking to understand the long-term effects of 9/11 on American democracy and global politics, this is an indispensable work. Chomsky's writing is clear, rigorous, and deeply concerned with the cost of political expediency on human freedom.

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