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Letters from Lexington: Reflections on Propaganda
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Common Courage Pr
Publication date February 1, 1993
Binding Paperback
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9781567510102
ISBN-10 1567510108
Dimensions 0.50 by 5 by 7.50 in.
Weight 0.35 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $10.95
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: An Illuminating Companion for any Serious Student of Journalism.

In this collection of letters written to "Lies of Our Times Magazine," Noam Chomsky outlines the role of the media in justifying U.S. government and corporate actions.

About the "New York Times" coverage of the Middle East peace process, Chomsky states:

"'Times' history follows the official line throughout... the major Arab initiatives are down the memory hole, apart from that of Sadat in 1977.... The 'peace process' is defined as whatever the U.S. proposes: blocking the peace process for 20 years, in the present case. The 'Times' regularly refused to report Arafat's offers; even letters referring to them were banned. The articles of Jerusalem correspondent Thomas Friedman were a particularly noteworthy contribution to this remarkable record of historical engineering in the service of power."

LETTERS covers many aspects of propaganda, including Defensive Aggression; Our "Sense of Moral Purpose;" Notes on the Culture of Democracy; U.N.=U.S., Toxic Omissions; and much more. AUTHORBIO: Noam Chomsky is Institute Professor of Linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and is the author of many books on U.S. foreign policy.

Editions
Hardcover
Book cover for 9781567510119 Book cover for 9781594510281
 
With Noam Chomsky | from Pluto Pr (May 20, 2004)
9780745322711 | details & prices | 192 pages | List price $64.00
With Edward S. Herman | Updated edition from Paradigm Pub (March 30, 2004)
9781594510281 | details & prices | 192 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $203.95
About: The original edition of Letters from Lexington solidified Noam Chomsky's position as American's most distinguished critic of the media.
from Common Courage Pr (February 1, 1993)
9781567510119 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $29.95
Paperback
Book cover for 9780745322704 Book cover for 9781567510102
 
With Noam Chomsky | 2 edition from Pluto Pr (May 20, 2004)
9780745322704 | details & prices | 192 pages | 5.25 × 8.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $21.50
About: This edition of 'Letters from Lexington' includes a new chapter offering Chomsky's latest thinking on the role of the media in a rapidly changing world - especially in justifying US government and corporate actions.
With Edward S. Herman | Updated edition from Paradigm Pub (April 1, 2004)
9781594510298 | details & prices | 192 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $30.95
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from Common Courage Pr (February 1, 1993)
9781567510102 | details & prices | 5.00 × 7.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $10.95
About: An Illuminating Companion for any Serious Student of Journalism.

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