num_pages: 334
description: From back cover:Regarding U.S. policy in Latin America, Turning the Tide succinctly provides the most cogent available descriptions of what is going on, and why. It will be a central tool for everyone who wants to promote peace and justice in the Americas.Noam Chomsky reveals the aim and impact of U.S. policy in Latin America by examining the historical record and current events. With this as backdrop, he also shows the connection between Latin American policy and broader nuclear and international politics and explains the logic and role of the Cold War for both superpowers. Finally, Chomsky looks at why we accept Reaganesque rhetoric in light of the role of the media and the intelligentsia in the numbing of our awareness. He concludes by describing what we can do to resist.Turning the Tide is a succinct volume ideal for understanding the broad factors governing U.S. policy in Latin America, the role of the Cold War, and the role of the media and intellectuals with respect to each.Noam Chomsky is Professor of Linguistics and Philosophy and Institute Professor at M.l.T.; recipient of honorary degrees from the University of London, University of Chicago, Delhi University, and four other colleges and universities; fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, member of the National Academy of Arts and Sciences, and member of the National Academy of Science; author of numerous books and articles on linguistics, philosophy, intellectual history and contemporary issues.Paperback ISBN 0-920057-91-8 Hardcover ISBN 0-920057-90-xBLACK ROSE BOOKS[From Barnes and Noble:"Turning the Tide" succinctly and powerfully addresses three inter-related questions: What is the aim and impact of U.S. Central American policy? What factors in U.S. society support and oppose current policy? And how can concerned citizens affect future policy? Though his prime focus is El Salvador and Nicaragua, Chomsky also addresses relations throughout the region and relates these to superpower conflicts and the overall role of the Cold War in contemporary international relations. "Turning the Tide" shows how U.S. Central American policies implement broader U.S. economic, military, and social aims even while describing their impact on the lives of people in Central America. A particularly revealing focus of Chomsky's argument is the world of U.S. academia and media, which Chomsky analyzes in detail to explain why the U.S. public is so misinformed about our government's policies. Whether the U.S. initiates a major invasion in Central America or instead continues to support reaction throughout the region by economic pressure, CIA intervention, and proxy military activity, many U.S. citizens will want to argue for a more humane policy. Chomsky provides the most compelling available analyses of what is going on, why, and what concerned citizens can do about it.}
language: English
title: Turning the Tide: The US & Latin America
titlecomplete: Turning the Tide: The US & Latin America
characters: Wolf Blitzer, Christopher Hitchens, José Napoleón Duarte, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Edgar Chamorro, Norman Podhoretz, Edward S. Herman, John F. Kennedy, Jeane Kirkpatrick, Hugh Trevor-Roper, George H.W. Bush, Anastasio Somoza Garcia, Adolf Hitler, Henry Kissinger, Richard Nixon, Elie Wiesel, Alexander Cockburn, Robert Reich, Woodrow Wilson, Hendrik Hertzberg
genres: United States, Social Justice, Historical, History, Economics, American History, War, Nonfiction, Military Fiction, Politics
ratings_count: 241
places: Central America, Hispaniola
publisher: Black Rose Books