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Propaganda and the Public Mind | Praise
"In
Propaganda and the Public Mind, we have unique insight into Noam Chomsky's
decades of penetrating analyses...drawn together in one slender volume by a
brilliant radio interviewer, David Barsamian. They make clear that the
new electronic media and their corporate culture ignore national boundaries
and in that sense exceed in power individual nations of the world whose borders
they so easily penetrate."
—Ben Bagdikian, author of The Media Monopoly
"To
anyone who wonders if ideas, information, and activism can make a profound difference
in the twenty-first century, I say: 'Read this book.' Propaganda and
the Public Mind challenges us to think more independently and more deeply
about the human consequences of power and privilege. It also minces no
words about the grim results of illusion and inaction. These discussions
between Noam Chomsky and David Barsamian will inspire readers to explore wider
possibilities.… What we do with it is up to us."
—Norman Solomon, author of The Habits of Highly
Deceptive Media
Praise for Noam Chomsky
"An exploder of received
truths."
—New York Times
"Noam Chomsky is one
of the most significant challengers of unjust power and delusions; he goes against
every assumption about American altruism and humanitarianism."
—Edward Said
"Reading Chomsky is
like standing in a wind tunnel. With relentless logic, Chomsky bids us
to listen closely to what our leaders tell us—and to discern what they
are leaving out.… The questions Chomsky raises will eventually have to
be answered. Agree with him or not, we lose out by not listening."
—Business Week
Praise for David Barsamian
"David Barsamian is
the Studs Terkel of our generation."
—Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States
"In conversation [with
David Barsamian], Chomsky is more relaxed, tentative, and discursive than he
is in his books or his public speaking engagements."
—Vancouver Sun
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