{"product_id":"optimism-over-despair-on-capitalism-empire-and-social-change","title":"Optimism Over Despair: On Capitalism, Empire, and Social Change","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eOptimism Over Despair: On Capitalism, Empire, and Social Change\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eNoam Chomsky\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781608467990\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eHaymarket Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2017\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e180\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume offers readers a concise and accessible introduction to the ideas of Noam Chomsky, described by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e as \"arguably the most important intellectual alive.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn these recent, wide-ranging interviews, conducted for \u003ci\u003eTruthout\u003c\/i\u003e by C. J. Polychroniou, Chomsky discusses his views on the \"war on terror\" and the rise of neoliberalism, the refugee crisis and cracks in the European Union, prospects for a just peace in Israel\/Palestine, the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, the dysfunctional US electoral system, the grave danger posed to humanity by the climate crisis, and the hopes, prospects, and challenges of building a movement for radical change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNoam Chomsky\u003c\/b\u003e is Institute Professor (Emeritus) in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT. His work is widely credited with having revolutionized the field of modern linguistics. He is the author of numerous best-selling political works, which have been translated into scores of languages worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eC. J. Polychroniou\u003c\/b\u003e is a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eTruthout\u003c\/i\u003e as well as a member of \u003ci\u003eTruthout\u003c\/i\u003e's Public Intellectual Project. He has published several books and his articles have appeared in a variety of journals, magazines, newspapers, and popular news websites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Haymarket Books","offers":[{"title":"Optimism Over Despair: On Capitalism, Empire, and Social Change | Noam Chomsky | Paperback | 9781608467990 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks H 1768837","offer_id":49517683310744,"sku":"1768837","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/91y-aODAMNL.jpg?v=1784618217","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/optimism-over-despair-on-capitalism-empire-and-social-change","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}