Responsibility of Intellectuals
With the publication of ‘The Responsibility of Intellectuals’ half a century ago, Noam Chomsky burst onto the US political scene as a leading critic of the war in Vietnam. Privilege, he argues, brings with it the responsibility to tell the truth and expose lies, but our intellectual culture only pay...
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2022
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| description | With the publication of ‘The Responsibility of Intellectuals’ half a century ago, Noam Chomsky burst onto the US political scene as a leading critic of the war in Vietnam. Privilege, he argues, brings with it the responsibility to tell the truth and expose lies, but our intellectual culture only pays lip-service to this ideal. The essay has been described as ‘the single most influential piece of anti-war literature’ of the Vietnam war period. Since then, Chomsky has continued to equip a growing international audience with the facts and arguments needed to understand – and change – our world. According to The New York Times, Chomsky ‘may be the most widely read American voice on foreign policy on the planet today.’ This book revisits ‘The Responsibility of Intellectuals’ half a century on. It includes six new essays written to celebrate Chomsky’s famous intervention and explore its relevance in today’s world. Nicholas Allott, Chris Knight, Milan Rai and Neil Smith have studied and written about Chomsky’s thought for many years, while Craig Murray and Jackie Walker describe the personal price they have paid for speaking out. The book finishes with Chomsky’s recollections of the background to the original publication of his essay, followed by extensive commentary from him on its 50th anniversary. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-892312024-03-29T13:41:08Z Responsibility of Intellectuals Chomsky, Noam Smith, Neil Knight, Chris Allott, Nicholas Politics & government bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government With the publication of ‘The Responsibility of Intellectuals’ half a century ago, Noam Chomsky burst onto the US political scene as a leading critic of the war in Vietnam. Privilege, he argues, brings with it the responsibility to tell the truth and expose lies, but our intellectual culture only pays lip-service to this ideal. The essay has been described as ‘the single most influential piece of anti-war literature’ of the Vietnam war period. Since then, Chomsky has continued to equip a growing international audience with the facts and arguments needed to understand – and change – our world. According to The New York Times, Chomsky ‘may be the most widely read American voice on foreign policy on the planet today.’ This book revisits ‘The Responsibility of Intellectuals’ half a century on. It includes six new essays written to celebrate Chomsky’s famous intervention and explore its relevance in today’s world. Nicholas Allott, Chris Knight, Milan Rai and Neil Smith have studied and written about Chomsky’s thought for many years, while Craig Murray and Jackie Walker describe the personal price they have paid for speaking out. The book finishes with Chomsky’s recollections of the background to the original publication of his essay, followed by extensive commentary from him on its 50th anniversary. 2022-07-15T15:23:05Z 2022-07-15T15:23:05Z 2019 book ONIX_20220715_9781787355514_977 9781787355514 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/89231 eng image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://muse.jhu.edu/book/81900 University College London 10.1353/book.81900 10.1353/book.81900 d7c7cefe-d244-4c42-a87e-c9d7a46b684a 9781787355514 open access |
| spellingShingle | Politics & government bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government Responsibility of Intellectuals |
| title | Responsibility of Intellectuals |
| title_full | Responsibility of Intellectuals |
| title_fullStr | Responsibility of Intellectuals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Responsibility of Intellectuals |
| title_short | Responsibility of Intellectuals |
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| topic | Politics & government bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government |
| topic_facet | Politics & government bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government |
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