World Orders, Old and NewColumbia University Press, 1996 - 343 pages Chomsky, the Left's leading critic of government policy, power, and language, takes on the international scene since 1945, devoting particular attention to events following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Featuring new material on the Middle East peace process, this book provides an eloquent, incendiary, and forceful critique of Western government, from imperialist foreign policies to the Clinton administration's empty promises to the poor. |
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Contents
Marching in Place | 1 |
2 New World Orders | 4 |
Iraq and the West | 8 |
4 The Cold War Reconsidered | 26 |
5 NorthSouthEastWest | 74 |
The PoliticalEconomic Order | 83 |
1 Securing the Home Front | 84 |
2 Some Lessons of History | 113 |
The Interests of the Actors | 221 |
The Recent Phase | 227 |
8 Conquering History | 238 |
9 The Berlin Wall Falls Again | 243 |
10 After the Agreement | 258 |
Middle East Diplomacy | 272 |
2 The Peace of the Victors | 275 |
Jurisdiction | 277 |
3 The Government of the World | 120 |
4 The Balance Sheet | 129 |
5 Looking Ahead | 157 |
6 The Contours of the New World Order | 178 |
Historys Greatest Prize | 188 |
1 Updating the Monroe Doctrine | 190 |
2 Containing the Internal Enemy | 192 |
3 The Structure of Power | 198 |
4 The Regional Actors | 200 |
Stage One | 206 |
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