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Necessary Illusions
Thought Control in Democratic Societies
Noam Chomsky
Pages: 424ISBN: 0-89608-366-7
Format: paper
Release Date: 1989-01-01
This is an essential introduction to the "propaganda model" of media analysis. Chomsky gives a detailed, powerful critique of the use of propaganda in "free societies" and offers a message of hope, reminding us that resistance is possible, necessary and effective.
Praise
“A detailed and careful reminder that just because someone in authority says something, it isn't necessarily true. Chomsky is speaking truth to power. In doing so he makes life better for each of us, offering us hope and strength.”—Peacework
“Chomsky is one of the few Americans to consistently challenge the dominant
social forces. He sees no developmental alternative short of social and structural
change.”
—World Development
“A thought-provoking book brimming with important information. Chomsky
is to be praised for his efforts to show that the major media, like the schools,
function as propaganda organs of the state.”
—American-Arab Affairs
Noam Chomsky
Click here to view Noam Chomsky's full Author PageNoam Chomsky is a world-renowned linguist, scholar, and political analyst. Born on December 7, 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Chomsky became politically conscious at a very young age, writing his first political article, on the fight against fascism in Spain, when he was only ten years old.
His 1957 work Syntactic Structures revolutionized the field of linguistics, fundamentally changing the current understanding of language and mind. Chomsky joined the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1955, and in 1976 was appointed Institute Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy.
Chomsky has written and lectured extensively on linguistics, philosophy, international affairs, U.S. foreign policy, and other contemporary political issues. His essays have appeared in The New York Review of Books, The Nation, Z Magazine, CAQ, and numerous political and scholarly publications.
Chomsky's groundbreaking work on Palestine and the Middle East, East Timor, the Gulf War, and the mass media have gained international attention. As evidence of his broad appeal and importance, he was the subject of the award-winning 1993 film “Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media,” and excerpts from his speeches have appeared on the b-side of a single by the band Bad Religion.
Chomsky books with South End Press include Rogue States: The Rule of Force in World Affairs, Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel and Palestine and Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies among others.