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Rethinking Camelot

Rethinking Camelot

JFK, the Vietnam War, and U.S. Political Culture

by Noam Chomsky

Series: Chomsky Perspectives

Analyses the Kennedy Administration and draws controversial parallels between the Presidency of JFK and that of Ronald Reagan.
In a potent act of myth busting, Noam Chomsky turns his critical gaze upon the Kennedy Administration and draws controversial parallels between the Presidency of JFK and that of Ronald Reagan, with particular focus on the Vietnam War. For anyone persuaded that changing the world is simply a question of changing its leading figures this work will act both as a bitter pill and a powerful stimulant to action.

Noam Chomsky is one of the most cited scholars in history and has profoundly shaped contemporary understanding of American politics. An ally of anarcho-syndicalists the world over, he has authored numerous books on linguistics, history and politics. He is Institute Professor (emeritus) in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT, and Laureate Professor of Linguistics and Agnese Nelms Haury Chair in the Program in Environment and Social Justice at the University of Arizona.

Preface to the 2015 Edition
Introduction: Contours and Context
1. From Terror to Aggression
2. Interpretations
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Published by Pluto Press in Sep 2015
Paperback ISBN: 9780745335421
eBook ISBN: 9781783712380

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