The Myth of American Idealism

<p><b>‘Truly eye-opening . . . The most accessible and coherent introduction to Chomsky's ideas'<i> Irish Times</i></b></p><p>The land of the free. The home of the brave. But what has America achieved in the aim of ‘spreading democracy’ – except wreak havoc across the globe and establish a reckless foreign policy that serves the interest of few and has endangered all too many?</p><p>In this timely book, Noam Chomsky writing with Nathan J. Robinson, vividly traces America’s pursuit of global domination – from Washington’s role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan – offering an incisive critique of the self-serving myths that dominant elites in the United States continue to push.</p><p>Thorough, urgent and provocative, <i>The Myth of American Idealism</i> offers a highly readable entry to the conclusions Noam Chomsky has come to after a lifetime of thought and activism.</p><p><b>‘An incredibly valuable teaching tool’ <i>Los Angeles Review of Books</i></b></p>