On Western Terrorism - New Edition: From Hiroshima to Drone Warfare (Chomsky Perspectives) cover art

On Western Terrorism - New Edition: From Hiroshima to Drone Warfare (Chomsky Perspectives)

 Preview
Try Premium Plus free
1 credit a month to buy any audiobook in our entire collection.
Access to thousands of additional audiobooks and Originals from the Plus Catalogue.
Member-only deals & discounts.
Auto-renews at $16.45/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

On Western Terrorism - New Edition: From Hiroshima to Drone Warfare (Chomsky Perspectives)

By: Noam Chomsky, Andre Vltchek
Narrated by: Margy Stein
Try Premium Plus free

$16.45 per month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $22.99

Buy Now for $22.99

About this listen

Admired by some, condemned by others, and feared by all - the military might of the West is undeniably colossal. In On Western Terrorism, world-renowned intellectual Noam Chomsky discusses Western power and propaganda with filmmaker and investigative journalist Andre Vltchek. It offers the perfect introduction to Chomsky’s significant political thought and provides an accessible approach for anyone who wishes to better understand the West’s fraught role in the world.

Beginning with stories of the New York newsstand where Chomsky started his political education as a teenager, the discussion broadens out to encompass colonialism, imperial control, propaganda, the Arab Spring, and drone warfare. Chomsky and Vltchek offer a powerful critique of the legacy of colonialism, touching upon many countries including Syria, Nicaragua, Cuba, China, Chile, and Turkey.

Updated with a new foreword by Chomsky, On Western Terrorism remains an influential and powerful critique of the West’s role in the world, inspiring all who listen to it to think independently and critically.

©2013, 2017 Noam Chomsky and Andre Vltchek (P)2018 Noam Chomsky and Andre Vltchek Freedom & Security Law Politics & Government War & Crisis Middle East Latin America War Iran Warfare Socialism Military China Russia Self-Determination Imperialism Soviet Union Africa Imperial Japan Colonial Period Social justice
All stars
Most relevant  
I enjoyed the duality of presenting each speaker's thoughts in a sequential manner.
I had not read any works of Chomsky's compatriot but I'll be exploring more now.

We'll produced.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Written in a conversation style between Chomsky and Vltchek was easy listening and the narrator was also easy on the ear. Details adequately elaborated the political context of each example of colonial imperial brutality.

A brilliant introduction to the themes of Western power politics

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Prof Naom Chomsky is far more subjective in his analysis. Unfortunately Andrea Vltchek kept interrupting him! rendering the book more as Vltchek's opinions rather than Chomsky's analysis. I think they need to swap the authors order.

Too many unsupported claims by Andrea Vltchek

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.