Ebook: Rethinking Camelot: JFK, the Vietnam War, and U.S. Political Culture
Author: Chomsky Noam, Kennedy John Fitzgerald
- Tags: HISTORY--Asia--Southeast Asia, Politics and government, Vietnam War 1961-1975--United States, Electronic books, Kennedy John F. -- (John Fitzgerald) -- 1917-1963, Vietnam War 1961-1975 -- United States, United States -- Politics and government -- 1961-1963, HISTORY -- Asia -- Southeast Asia, United States
- Year: 2015
- Publisher: Haymarket Books
- City: United States
- Edition: 2nd edition
- Language: English
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Noam Chomsky dismisses efforts to resurrect Camelot--an attractive American myth portraying JFK as a shinning knight promising peace, foiled only by assassins bent on stopping this lone hero from withdrawing from Vietnam. Chomsky argues that US institutions an political culture, not individual presidents, are the key to understanding US behavior during the Vietnam War.;Noam Chomsky is Institute Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston. A member of the American Academy of Science, he has published widely in both linguistics and current affairs. His books include At War with Asia, Towards a New Cold War, Fateful Triangle: The U.S., Israel and the Palestinians, Necessary Illusions, Hegemony or Survival, Deterring Democracy, Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy and Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media.;Table of Contents; Preface to the 2015 Edition; Introduction: Contours and Context; 1. From Terror to Aggression; 2. Interpretations; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.
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