{"product_id":"global-discontents-conversations-on-the-rising-threats-to-democracy-the-american-empire-project-part-of-american-empire-project-by-noam-chomsky","title":"Global Discontents: Conversations on the Rising Threats to Democracy (The American Empire Project) Part of: American Empire Project  | by Noam Chomsky","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmerican Empire Project, 2017. Trade paperback. VG. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIn a compelling new set of interviews, Noam Chomsky identifies the “dry kindling” of discontent around the world that could soon catch fire.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn wide-ranging discussions with David Barsamian, his longtime interlocutor, Noam Chomsky asks us to consider “the world we are leaving to our grandchildren”: one imperiled by climate change and the growing potential for nuclear war. If the current system is incapable of dealing with these threats, he argues, it’s up to us to radically change it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe twelve interviews in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGlobal Discontents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e examine the latest developments around the globe: the rise of ISIS, the reach of state surveillance, growing anger over economic inequality, conflicts in the Middle East, and the presidency of Donald Trump. In personal reflections on his Philadelphia childhood, Chomsky also describes his own intellectual journey and the development of his uncompromising stance as America’s premier dissident intellectual.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Desierto Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56318155653286,"sku":null,"price":10.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/3465\/5654\/files\/global.webp?v=1774293556","url":"https:\/\/249f2c-1b.myshopify.com\/products\/global-discontents-conversations-on-the-rising-threats-to-democracy-the-american-empire-project-part-of-american-empire-project-by-noam-chomsky","provider":"DESIERTO BOOKS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}