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Who Rules the World?
- Reframings
- Narrated by: Brian Jones
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: History, Middle East
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Difficult in audio format
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1 out of 5 stars
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useless rant
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5 out of 5 stars
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Chomsky is spot on as always
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,861
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4 out of 5 stars
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Pros and Cons of "Why Nations Fail"
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2 out of 5 stars
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 17,356
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5 out of 5 stars
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Publisher's Summary
Penguin presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of Who Rules the World? by Noam Chomsky, read by Brian Jones.
Internationally renowned political commentator Noam Chomsky examines America's pursuit and exercise of power in a post-9/11 world.
Noam Chomsky is the world's foremost intellectual activist. Over the last half century, no one has done more to question the great global powers who govern our lives, forensically scrutinizing policies and actions, calling our politicians, institutions and media to account.
The culmination of years of work, Who Rules the World? is Chomsky's definitive intellectual investigation into the major issues of our times. From the dark history of the US and Cuba to China's global rise, from torture memos to sanctions on Iran, Chomsky explores how America's talk of freedom and human rights is often at odds with its actions.
Delving deep into the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and Israel/Palestine, he provides nuanced, surprising insights into the workings of modern-day imperial power. The world's political and financial elite have become ever more insulated from democratic constraints on their actions.
Chomsky shines a powerful light on this inconvenient truth. With climate change and nuclear proliferation threatening the survival of our civilization, the message has never been more pertinent or more urgent: the need for an engaged and active public to steer the world away from disaster grows ever greater.
Fiercely outspoken and rigorously argued, Who Rules the World? is an indispensable guide to how things really are from the lone authoritative voice courageous and clear-sighted enough to tell us the truth.
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- Farhana Akthar
- 01-28-18
Terrible narrator
The book itself is really good but the narrators voice is really sleep inducing. Feel asleep pretty much every time I listened to it, so bought the actual paper copy instead.
5 people found this helpful
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-07-16
Sober Critique
An excellent analysis of post world war 2 global politics. If you are interested in current affairs and politics give this a go.
5 people found this helpful
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- tom01111
- 01-08-20
good book
I struggled to finish this book due to the narration, he's fine, if quite boring in his intonation.
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- Phil A
- 08-20-20
Outstanding
How the West has lost its way and why. A book for those who haven't stopped thinking.
1 person found this helpful
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- RiWoo
- 06-07-19
plus and minus
In depth discussion on a range of topics, but it felt like the entire book was being narrated like a movie trailer.
1 person found this helpful
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- Al
- 10-11-18
must read again
will need to lusten to this book several times as there is so much factual information ... easy listening.. Very enlightening
1 person found this helpful
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- M. Zoltan Fekete
- 10-08-18
Brilliant and a must...
...for anyone interested in politics or international affairs. Well-structured, good topic selection, interesting context provided
1 person found this helpful
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- John Hodgson
- 10-31-17
A must read for anyone
Clear, well sourced assessment of 20th century US, British, and Israeli foreign policy. You'll never view the media narrative the same way again
1 person found this helpful
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- J. M. Poulain
- 04-10-21
Updated Chomsky
If you've read any previous Chomsky you should know what to expect. Some updates for 9/11 and the Global War on Terror are contextualised as continuing American terror efforts stretching back to Regan's War on Terror and America's post WW2 actions rather than being any kind of watershed moment.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 10-21-20
Revealing book
Cold and naked description about our crazy world where the fight for domination and power entails unlimited human suffering
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- Anthony
- 12-06-16
insightful
A very insightful read. Everone needs to read it. People need to understand the truth of what the media and govt tell them.
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- Roger Douglas Stewart
- 04-22-21
Do not buy as audio
Great book but can’t hear the guy speaking, he is far to quite , I have no problems with other readers but this guy needs kicked out now
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- Anonymous User
- 10-17-20
a good read
really immersive narration.
a good read thanks
the author sarcastically brings down the western administration.
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- Robbie Hammond
- 07-23-20
brilliant
if common knowlage that has been reinforced your entire life derives your entire understanding of the world is exposed to be remarkably biased it becomes difficult to act as if the rest of your thoughts and understndings are based in reality
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- Marita
- 09-27-19
Not an easy read
I got through it and glad I did. The last sentence was the big message - 'Who rules the world? The question really is What principles rule the world?'. It certainly made me think about how much rhetoric and propaganda I accept without question. This book came across as a rant against American and Israeli politics and what are the drivers. You'd have to be seriously knowledgeable to discern how much is rhetoric and how much is indeed fact - those under attack have no opportunity in the book to defend themselves (such as every American president in the last century), and unless you've got the time to research it all yourself, you just have to hear it and move on. I neither accept nor reject, but am very grateful to Mr Chomsky for waking me up to a much broader range of possibilities. He paints a frightening picture. If the leaders of this world choose to ignore principles of law, and do whatever it takes to get the job done, regardless of the law, then we have a lot to be concerned about.
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- Dennis
- 11-02-18
eye opening
loved it. One day the message will spread and people will revolt. The truth always comes out
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- Johnny
- 10-30-17
Noam chomsky brilliant as always
Some theories are a little repetitive but overall good. Recommend reading last chapter first for summary.
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- James
- 08-12-17
Good But Repetitive
Love chomsky but the repetition in this work and with respect to others in huge.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-07-17
Dense but eye-opening.
Brian Jones's deep voice, clearly picked for its similarity to Chomsky's, is hard to hear sometimes. Even with the volume way up, I found myself not catching words here and there. In a book this information-dense that meant hitting the rewind button a lot.
Chomsky repeats himself often in this book, perhaps to make sure the reader remembers key details, but it's usually a word for word repetition that makes you think you've accidentally jumped back a few chapters.
This book made me realise how little history I knew. There's a certain amount of assumed knowledge for this book - I had to pause and google names and events so that I could follow along in some parts. That's no fault of Chomsky's, though. If you lived through the cold war or have an American education then it's probably all pretty familiar.
I've wanted to read a Noam Chomsky book for a long time and I'm glad it was this one. He quotes several other books throughout, as well, so I'll be able to flesh out my knowledge of some of the topics and events he spoke of.
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- Amanda
- 03-15-17
Too difficult to listen to
What disappointed you about Who Rules the World??
Quite a turgid reading, very dry and hard to follow
What was most disappointing about Noam Chomsky’s story?
To difficult to get to the point, I kept losing interest and never really getting to the story. Didn't get past chapter 1 before deciding I hated it.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
The narrator is formal and boring sounding. If I wasn't walking while I was listening I would have fallen asleep.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Boredom
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