Introducing Chomsky
Author: John Maher
Publisher: Icon Books Company
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781840465891
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Introducing Chomsky
Author: John Maher
Publisher: Icon Books Company
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 178
ISBN-13: 9781840461121
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This introduction traces Chomsky's understanding of the cognitive realities involved in the use of language and the technical apparatus needed to represent it. Also described is his radical critique of the institutions of power and pathways of oppression.
Introducing Chomsky
Author: John Maher
Publisher: Icon Books Ltd
Published: 2015-03-14
Total Pages: 358
ISBN-13: 1848319673
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Can it be that the human brain possesses an in-built faculty for language? Noam Chomsky, one of the most brilliant linguists of the 20th century, believes that it does- that there exists a 'universal grammar' common to all languages. Around the world children learn, in very similar ways, languages that seem entirely different. This is possible, Chomsky argues, because all human languages and their grammatical structures are linked in the human brain. Chomsky is controversial and yet highly influential, both in his pioneering work in linguistics and in his unrelenting critique of international power and his commitment to freedom and justice. These two 'Chomskys' are heirs to the Enlightenment tradition, and this book is the ideal introduction to them both.
Chomsky's Universal Grammar
Author: Vivian Cook
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2014-03
Total Pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9788126517473
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This new edition introduces the reader to Noam Chomsky's theory of language by setting the specifics of syntactic analysis in the framework of his general ideas. It explains its fundamental concepts and provides an overview and history of the theory.
The Instinct for Cooperation
Author: Jeffrey Wilson
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
Published: 2018-07-10
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 1609808177
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In the tradition of Joe Sacco's graphic journalism comes the first interview-based graphic novel treatment of Noam Chomsky's political ideas and activism. An astonishing graphic novel that brings Chomsky's political analysis to bear on real people's stories on the frontlines of America's struggle for economic justice and human dignity. The Instinct for Cooperation innovatively balances those real-life stories of struggle with conversations the author has had with Chomsky on how best to understand them. Although the themes are wide-ranging, this book is ultimately about the importance and need for spaces of resistance in countering state and other institutional forms of violence. For example, when discussing the removal of books by police and sanitation workers from Zuccotti Park in November of 2011, Chomsky paused to say "Arizona knows all about that," referring to the 2010 ban of Mexican American Studies in Tucson schools under Arizona House Bill 2281, which deemed classes that taught "ethnic solidarity" to be illegal. Rather than footnote the reference, Wilson tells that story. Like Joe Sacco's animated political journalism, this book offers a unique perspective on current issues, while providing a major contribution to the understanding of Chomsky's political theories.
Democracy and Power
Author: Noam Chomsky
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
Published: 2014-12-07
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 1783740922
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Noam Chomsky visited India in 1996 and 2001 and spoke on a wide range of subjects, from democracy and corporate propaganda to the nature of the world order and the role of intellectuals in society. He captivated audiences with his lucid challenge of dominant political analyses, the engaging style of his talks, and his commitment to social equality as well as individual freedom. Chomsky’s early insights into the workings of power in the modern world remain timely and compelling. Published for the first time, this series of lectures also provides the reader with an invaluable introduction to the essential ideas of one of the leading thinkers of our time.
Language and Politics
Author: Noam Chomsky
Publisher: AK Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 838
ISBN-13: 9781902593821
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On Language
Author: Noam Chomsky
Publisher: The New Press
Published: 2017-02-07
Total Pages: 498
ISBN-13: 1595587616
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The two most popular titles by the noted linguist and critic in one volume—an ideal introduction to his work. On Language features some of Noam Chomsky’s most informal and highly accessible work. In Part I, Language and Responsibility, Chomsky presents a fascinating self-portrait of his political, moral, and linguistic thinking. In Part II, Reflections on Language, Chomsky explores the more general implications of the study of language and offers incisive analyses of the controversies among psychologists, philosophers, and linguists over fundamental questions of language. “Language and Responsibility is a well-organized, clearly written and comprehensive introduction to Chomsky’s thought.” —The New York Times Book Review “Language and Responsibility brings together in one readable volume Chomsky’s positions on issues ranging from politics and philosophy of science to recent advances in linguistic theory. . . . The clarity of presentation at times approaches that of Bertrand Russell in his political and more popular philosophical essays.” —Contemporary Psychology “Reflections on Language is profoundly satisfying and impressive. It is the clearest and most developed account of the case of universal grammar and of the relations between his theory of language and the innate faculties of mind responsible for language acquisition and use.” —Patrick Flanagan
Understanding Power
Author: John Schoeffel
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Published: 2011-03-31
Total Pages: 418
ISBN-13: 1458788172
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In a series of enlightening and wide-ranging discussions, all published here for the first time, Chomsky radically reinterprets the events of the past three decades, covering topics from foreign policy during Vietnam to the decline of welfare under the Clinton administration. And as he elucidates the connection between America's imperialistic foreign policy and the decline of domestic social services, Chomsky also discerns the necessary steps to take toward social change. With an eye to political activism and the media's role in popular struggle, as well as U.S. foreign and domestic policy, Understanding Power offers a sweeping critique of the world around us and is definitive Chomsky. Characterized by Chomsky's accessible and informative style, this is the ideal book for those new to his work as well as for those who have been listening for years.
Chomsky on Mis-Education
Author: Noam Chomsky
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2004-02-23
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 0742573338
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In this book, Chomsky builds a larger understanding of our educational needs, starting with the changing role of schools today, yet broadening our view toward new models of public education for citizenship.
