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| Title | : | Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media: The Companion Book to the Award-Winning Film |
| Author | : | Mark Achbar |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 265 pages |
| Published | : | June 1st 1994 by Black Rose Books (first published 1994) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Politics. History. Philosophy. Biography. Humanities. Linguistics |
Mark Achbar
Paperback | Pages: 265 pages Rating: 4.31 | 366 Users | 17 Reviews
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Manufacturing Consent Noam Chomsky and the Media, the companion book to the award-winning film, charts the life of America's most famous dissident, from his boyhood days running his uncle's newsstand in Manhattan to his current role as outspoken social critic.A complete transcript of the film is complemented by key excerpts from the writings, interviews and correspondence. Also included are exchanges between Chomsky and his critics, historical and biographical material, filmmakers' notes, a resource guide, more than 270 stills from the film and 18 "Philosopher All-Stars" Trading Cards!
Mark Achbar has applied a wide range of creative abilities and technical skills to over 50 films, videos, and books. He has worked as editor, researcher and production coordinator.
"A juicily subversive biographical/philosophical documentary bristling and buzzing with ideas."—Washington Post
"You will see the whole sweep of the most challenging critic in modern political thought."—Boston Globe
"One of our real geniuses, an excellent introduction."—Village Voice
"An intellectually challenging crash course in the man's cooly contentious analysis, laying out his thoughts in a package that is clever and accessible."—Los Angeles Times
Contents:
The Man. Early Influences. Vietnam A Turning Point. On His Role. The Media. Thought Control in Democratic Societies. A Propaganda Model. The Gulf "War". A Case Study Cambodia & East Timor. Concision A Structural Constraint. "Sports Rap with Noam Chomsky." A Cabal of Anti-Conspiricists. Media in Media, Pennsylvania. Alternative Media. The Linguist. Basic Premises. Nim Chimsky: Chimpanzee. And the Elusive Connection to his Politics. The Social Order. On Education. Anarchism/Libertarian Socialism. Resistance & Critical Analysis. The Critics (Media-Based). William F. Buckley, Jr. "Firing Line". David Frum Journalist, Washington Post. Jeff Greenfield Producer, "Nightline". Karl E. Meyer Editorial Writer, The New York Times. Peter Worthington Editor, The Ottawa Sun. The Critics (Other Elites). Fritz Bolkestein Former Dutch Minister of Defense. Michel Foucault Philosopher. Yossi Olmert Tel Aviv University. John Silber
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| Original Title: | Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media |
| ISBN: | 1551640023 (ISBN13: 9781551640020) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 4.31 From 366 Users | 17 ReviewsComment On Based On Books Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media: The Companion Book to the Award-Winning Film
This was an unusual book because it was an almost direct transcript of the documentary, this meant that the sections of text at times seemed quite disjointed because they weren't supported by video imagery in the same way that they would be when set as voice-overs to the film. Also, I imagine that the documentary would move faster than it takes to read the same text so the relevance of the words would become apparent quicker when watching the documentary. This meant that there were times when IThis book is brilliant! It is not a new book but it explains how the power forces of the Western World use sophisticated propaganda to influence our thinking. Noam Chomsky demonstrates why simple propaganda in Nazi Germany and Communist Russia ultimately failed but the more complex version used in the West is unfortunately very effective. This book predates Donald Trump and fake news but it illustrates the media world upon which he provides his misinformation.
When I saw the documentary I had no idea how the newspapers edited and what got to the public was nothing more then a headline in comparison. Obtain the book if you can find it. You are most likely to find the dvd at your independant videostore. Probably next to Supersize me.
this is my bible.john milton 1642's quote "they who have put out the people's eyes reproach them for their blindness" perfectly begins this great book which ties together quotes from a lot of chomsky books with issues of US media access and getting past propaganda to facts. quite a daunting project, this book and film set, a precursor to jeremy scahill's dirty wars set and oliver stone's untold history of the u.s. set, is a truly great one that tackles the rarest and no question bravest of topics - looking for
Profoundly impressive and provocative."Whether you are encouraged or not is a matter of personality, not of objective fact. In many ways things are a lot better. I think the cultural level of the country is much higher. Outside the educated classes, which are not changed, I think the moral and intellectual level of public discourse and public understanding has risen very considerably. I don't doubt that for a moment. And that's encouraging. If you want to be discouraged you can think about the
Excellent Book.
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