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David Barsamian

    David Barsamian est le fondateur et directeur d'Alternative Radio, un programme de radio syndiqué hebdomadaire. Ses entretiens, souvent axés sur la politique étrangère américaine, le contrôle des entreprises, les médias et la propagande, paraissent dans des publications de premier plan. Il est surtout connu pour sa série d'entretiens avec Noam Chomsky, publiée sous forme de livre et traduite dans de nombreuses langues à travers le monde.

    David Barsamian
    Power Systems
    The American Empire Project: Power Systems
    How the World Works
    Global Discontents : Conversations on the Rising Threats to Democracy
    Targeting Iran
    Culture et résistance
    • Culture et résistance

      Entretiens avec David Barsamian

      • 248pages
      • 9 heures de lecture

      " Durant des années, Edward W. Said a été le principal porte-parole de la cause palestinienne aux Etats-Unis. [...] Il a payé cher ses prises de position sur le problème palestinien. [...] Parallèlement à son engagement politique, il a apporté une énorme contribution au monde des lettres. [...] On ne sait trop comment, dans son temps libre, cet homme de la Renaissance trouve en plus le moyen de jouer du piano et d'écrire sur la musique et l'opéra. " Voilà le portrait que dresse d'Edward W. Said son interlocuteur dans ce livre, David Barsamian. Au cours d'une série de six entretiens radiophoniques, les deux hommes abordent la question du conflit israélo-palestinien. Said en fournit une vision tour à tour ample et détaillée, une vision qui ne se veut ni objective, ni subjective, simplement informée, humaine et rationnelle. Excellente pour rectifier les idées reçues. L'accent est mis sur la dimension ethnique, culturelle pour Edward W. Said, en effet, derrière l'affrontement politique et territorial se cache un mépris des juifs envers leurs frères sémites les Arabes. Et l'auteur, grand spécialiste de l'impérialisme, de souligner, tout au long de l'ouvrage, le déséquilibre des forces en présence, immense, terrible, permanent.

      Culture et résistance
      4,8
    • Targeting Iran

      • 144pages
      • 6 heures de lecture

      This insightful primer offers a comprehensive overview of the complex US-Iran conflict, featuring contributions from both American and Iranian scholars. It delves into historical contexts, political dynamics, and cultural perspectives, providing readers with a nuanced understanding of the tensions and interactions between the two nations. The collaborative effort highlights diverse viewpoints, making it an essential resource for anyone seeking to grasp the intricacies of this longstanding geopolitical issue.

      Targeting Iran
      4,2
    • An essential guide to geopolitics in 2017 -- and how we should be fighting back -- from the world's leading public intellectual What kind of world are we leaving to our grandchildren? How are the discontents kindled today likely to blaze and explode tomorrow? From escalating climate change to the devastation in Syria, pandemic state surveillance to looming nuclear war, Noam Chomsky takes stock of the world today. Over the course of ten conversations with long-time collaborator David Barsamian, spanning 2013-2016, Chomsky argues in favour of radical changes to a system that cannot possibly cope with what awaits tomorrow. Interwoven with personal reflections spanning from childhood to his eighth decade of life, Global Discontents also marks out Chomsky's own intellectual journey, mapping his progress to revolutionary ideas and global prominence.

      Global Discontents : Conversations on the Rising Threats to Democracy
      4,2
    • THE ESSENTIAL INTRODUCTION TO CHOMSKY'S POLITICAL IDEAS With exceptional clarity and power of argument, Noam Chomsky lays bare as no one else can the realities of contemporary geopolitics.

      How the World Works
      4,2
    • The American Empire Project: Power Systems

      Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire

      • 224pages
      • 8 heures de lecture

      A compelling new set of interviews on our changing and turbulent times with Noam Chomsky, one of the world's foremost thinkers In this new collection of conversations, conducted from 2010 to 2012, Noam Chomsky explores the most immediate and urgent concerns: the future of democracy in the Arab world, the implications of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the European financial crisis, the breakdown of American mainstream political institutions, and the rise of the Occupy movement. As always, Chomsky presents his ideas vividly and accessibly, with uncompromising principle and clarifying insight. The latest volume from a long-established, trusted partnership, Power Systems shows once again that no interlocutor engages with Chomsky more effectively than David Barsamian. These interviews will inspire a new generation of readers, as well as longtime Chomsky fans eager for his latest thinking on the many crises we now confront, both at home and abroad. They confirm that Chomsky is an unparalleled resource for anyone seeking to understand our world today.

      The American Empire Project: Power Systems
      4,1
    • Power Systems

      • 224pages
      • 8 heures de lecture

      'Power Systems' is a searing collection of new insights from the mind of Noam Chomsky, the world's most prolific public intellectual and author of the best-selling 'Failed States', 'Hopes and Prospects' and 'Occupy'. In this new collection of conversations, conducted from 2010 to 2012, Chomsky explores the most immediate and urgent concerns: the future of democracy in the Arab world, the implications of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the 'class war' fought by U.S. business interests against working people and the poor, the breakdown of mainstream political institutions and the rise of the far right.

      Power Systems
      4,1
    • The Common Good

      Interviewed by David Barsamian

      • 190pages
      • 7 heures de lecture

      "How adroitly he cuts through the crap and really says something, " describes The Village Voice of world-famous political writer and lecturer Noam Chomsky. In his latest report on the state of the world, Chomsky discusses a breathtaking variety of topics, ranging from Japan's trade policies to the "war" on drugs, corporate welfare, and much more.

      The Common Good
      4,1
    • Propaganda and the Public Mind

      • 264pages
      • 10 heures de lecture

      An invitation to take part in a conversation with one of the great minds of our time. First published in 2001, this book collects a series of discussions with the journalist David Barsamian. It is the perfect complement to Chomsky's major works of media study such as Manufacturing Consent and Necessary Illusions. Events discussed in detail are the so-called 'Battle of Seattle' protests against the World Trade Organisation, US involvement in East Timor, and the beginning of the movement towards a second Iraq War.

      Propaganda and the Public Mind
      4,1
    • Chronicles of Dissent

      Interviews with David Barsamian

      • 416pages
      • 15 heures de lecture

      Published by Common Courage Press, Box 702, Corner 139 & Jackson Road, Monroe, ME 04951. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

      Chronicles of Dissent
      4,1
    • These wide-ranging interviews, from 1992 and 1993, cover everything from Bosnia and Somalia to biotechnology and nonviolence, with particular attention to the "Third Worldization" of the United States.

      The Real Story Series: The Prosperous Few and the Restless Many
      4,0
    • Imperial Ambitions

      • 226pages
      • 8 heures de lecture

      A collection of previously unpublished interviews presents the critical thoughts of the noted scholar and activist on American foreign policy in the increasingly unstable global community following September 11th.

      Imperial Ambitions
      4,0
    • What we say goes

      • 242pages
      • 9 heures de lecture

      s/t: Conversations on US Power in a changing world An indispensable set of interviews on foreign and domestic issues with the bestselling author of Hegemony or Survival, “America’s most useful citizen.” (The Boston Globe) In this new collection of conversations, conducted in 2006 and 2007, Noam Chomsky explores the most immediate and urgent concerns: Iran’s challenge to the United States, the deterioration of the Israel-Palestine conflict, the ongoing occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan, the rise of China, and the growing power of the left in Latin America, as well as the Democratic victory in the 2006 U.S. midterm elections and the upcoming presidential race. As always, Chomsky presents his ideas vividly and accessibly, with uncompromising principle and clarifying insight. The latest volume from a long-established, trusted partnership, What We Say Goes shows once again that no interlocutor engages with Chomsky more effectively than David Barsamian. These interviews will inspire a new generation of readers, as well as longtime Chomsky fans eager for his latest thinking on the many crises we now confront, both at home and abroad. They confirm that Chomsky is an unparalleled resource for anyone seeking to understand our world today.

      What we say goes
      4,0
    • Class Warfare

      • 185pages
      • 7 heures de lecture

      Continuing his bestselling interviews with David Barsamian, CHomsky provides a road map to the concentration of corporate power. Amidst a devastating sketch of the ongoning destruction of civil society, Class Warfare unearths a cause for optimism in the ongoing struggle for human freedom. National ads/media.

      Class Warfare
      4,0
    • This fascinating book describes how the Nazis won WWII, the coming eco-catastrophe, and much more. It has averaged 1700 copies a month for years, and sales are actually increasing.Noah Chomsky has been hailed by the New York Times as "arguably the most important intellectual alive". In this third volume in a series of illuminating interviews, Chomsky discusses why the U.S. is more violent than other countries, how our claim to be a democracy is defective, and what "democracy" actually describes in the real world.

      Secrets, lies and democracy
      4,0
    • From prominent economist Richard Wolff and David Barsamian, a hot-button primer on the taboo subject impacting most Americans today: the failure of capitalism to deliver public good.

      Occupy the Economy
      3,9
    • In these interviews, collected by David Barsamian between 2001 and 2003, Arundhati Roy speaks frankly and compellingly on subjects ranging from her unconventional childhood in India to the state of the world following September 11 and the US-led invasion of Iraq. This collection assures Arundhati Roy's prominence as a vital political essayist. In language that is at once lively and humorous, searching and fierce, she discusses her political activism, from her participation in demonstrations against the Indian dam programme to her ongoing legal battle against a charge for corrupting

      The Chequebook and the Cruise Missile
      3,8
    • Chomského kniha zásadných rozhovorov prináša čitateľovi najnovšie veľmi provokatívne, ale aj imaginatívne názory na najaktuálnejšie politické problémy doby. A tak, čitateľ môže sledovať vodopád jeho logicky vystavaných argumentov, postrehov, názorov a myšlienok. S Chomským možno nesúhlasiť, polemizovať, prieť sa, ale ignorovať jeho briskný intelekt, nepočúvať ho, neprieť sa s ním, znamená rezignáciu na kritické myslenie, zakrpatenie intelektuálneho diskurzu a nakoniec duchovnú stagnáciu. Je veľký predpoklad, že táto kniha by mohla oživiť jednostranný a upadajúci spoločenskovedný diskurz na Slovensku. O jeho pozitívnom dopade na kvalitu verejných rozpráv niet pochýb.

      Imperiálne ambície - Rozhovory o svete po 11. septembri
      4,5