Noam Chomsky

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Alison Edgley

      Pages 1-8

3. Historical Context

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9

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   2. Chomsky and Religion

      • Ronald E. Osborn

      Pages 11-32

   3. Noam Chomsky and the Anarchist Tradition

      • Benjamin J. Pauli

      Pages 33-54

4. Key Works

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55

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   2. Human Nature and Universal Moral Grammar

      • Peter Wilkin

      Pages 57-76

   3. The Propaganda Model: Still Relevant Today?

      • Piers Robinson

      Pages 77-96

5. Themes and Debates

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-97

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   2. Method, Methodology, and Politics

      • Alison Edgley

      Pages 99-120

   3. Chomsky versus Pinker on Human Nature and Politics

      • James McGilvray

      Pages 121-138

6. Contemporary Relevance

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 139-139

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   2. How Useful Is a Propaganda Model for Screen Entertainment?

      • Matthew Alford

      Pages 141-164

   3. Chomsky and Revolution

      • Milan Rai

      Pages 165-184

7. Reflections

   1. Reflections

      • Alison Edgley

      Pages 185-186

8. Back Matter

   Pages 187-196

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Exploring the key debates surrounding human nature, epistemology, the nature of social knowledge, foreign policy, the Propaganda Model, the anarchist tradition and the revolutionary transformation of society, this book reveals and explains the structure and power of Chomsky's work.

• Noam Chomsky
• American Foreign Policy
• International Relations
• Media Studies
• The Propaganda Model
• Human Nature
• Critical Realism
• Realism
• Anarchism
• Religion
• Methodology
• Steven Pinker
• Evolutionary Biology
• Sociobiology
• Scientific method
• Social Science
• foreign policy
• international relations
• morality
• policy
• revolution
• social science
• transformation
• work

'This collection presents an admirable account of Chomsky's social and political thought. The individual contributions are of high quality and wide-ranging. I know of no better introduction to Chomsky's continuing relevance.' David McLellan, Emeritus Professor of Political Theory, University of Kent, UK and Fellow of Goldsmith's College, University of London, UK

• School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, UK

  Alison Edgley

Alison Edgley, Associate Professor of Social Science and Health, University of Nottingham, UK Benjamin J. Pauli, Lecturer, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, USA James McGilvray, Emeritus Professor, McGill University, Canada Matthew Alford, Associate Teacher, University of Bristol, UK Ronald E. Osborn, Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow, Peace and Justice Studies Program, Wellesley College, USA Peter Wilkin, Reader in Sociology and Communications, Brunel University, UK Piers Robinson, Senior Lecturer in International Politics, University of Manchester, UK Milan Rai, award-winning peace activist

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