Description
| Product ID: | 9780887845741 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Necessary Illusions |
| Subtitle: | Thought Control in Democratic Societies |
| Authors: | Author: Noam Chomsky |
| Page Count: | 432 |
| Subjects: | Media studies, Media studies, Politics and government, Political structures: democracy, Human rights, civil rights, Civics and citizenship, Politics & government, Political structures: democracy, Human rights, Civil rights & citizenship, USA |
| Description: | In his national bestselling 1988 CBC Massey Lectures, Noam Chomsky inquires into the nature of the media in a political system where the population cannot be disciplined by force and thus must be subjected to more subtle forms of ideological control. Specific cases are illustrated in detail, using the U.S. media primarily but also media in other societies. Chomsky considers how the media might be democratized (as part of the general problem of developing more democratic institutions) in order to offer citizens broader and more meaningful participation in social and political life. In his national bestselling 1988 CBC Massey Lectures, Noam Chomsky inquires into the nature of the media in a political system where the population cannot be disciplined by force and thus must be subjected to more subtle forms of ideological control. Specific cases are illustrated in detail, using the U.S. media primarily but also media in other societies. Chomsky considers how the media might be democratized (as part of the general problem of developing more democratic institutions) in order to offer citizens broader and more meaningful participation in social and political life. |
| Imprint Name: | House of Anansi Press Ltd ,Canada |
| Publisher Name: | House of Anansi Press Ltd ,Canada |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1995-10-19 |
