04211cam a2200481 i 450000100090000000300080000900500170001700600190003400700030005300800410005601000170009702000300011402000270014402000270017104000280019804100080022604200080023404300210024205000240026308200110028710000270029824501210032526400380044630000290048433600260051333700280053933800270056750400510059450506500064552017700129565000290306565000330309465000140312765000150314165100650315665100740322165100600329565100690335565100600342465100670348470000500355177601280360123716184BJBSDDR20250609114909.0a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta240603s2024    nyu     rb    001 0 eng    a  2024019958  a9780593656327 (hardcover)  a0593656326 (hardcover)  z9780593656334q(ebook)  aDLCbengerdacDLCdDLC  aeng  apcc  an-us---ad------14aJZ 1480bC548m 202400a327.731 aChomsky, Noam, d1928-14aThe myth of American idealism :bhow U.S. foreign policy endangers the world /cNoam Chomsky and Nathan J. Robinson. 1aNew York :bPenguin Press,c2024.  axiii, 400 pages ;c24 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aConfronting "successful defiance" : disciplining the Global South -- The war on Southeast Asia : Vietnam/Laos/Cambodia -- 9/11 and the wrecking of Afghanistan -- Iraq : the crime of the century -- The myth of American idealism -- The U.S., Israel, and Palestine -- The great China threat -- NATO and Russia after the Cold War -- A world in peril : the threats of nuclear war and climate catastrophe -- The domestic roots of foreign policy : serving the "national interest" -- Our "rules-based" order : the application of international law -- How mythologies are manufactured : propaganda and the public mind -- Conclusion : hegemony or survival?  a"The Myth of American Idealism offers a timely and comprehensive introduction to the incisive critiques of U.S. power that have made Noam Chomsky a "global phenomenon," one of the most widely known public intellectuals of all time. Surveying the history of U.S. military and economic activity around the world, Chomsky and his co-author Nathan J. Robinson vividly trace the way the American pursuit of global domination has wrought havoc in country after country - without, ironically, making Americans any safer. And they explore how dominant elites in the United States have pushed self-serving myths about this country's commitment to "spreading democracy," while pursuing a reckless foreign policy that served the interest of few and endangered all too many. Chomsky and Robinson range across the globe, offering penetrating accounts of Washington's relationship with the Global South, its role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan -all justified with noble stories about humanitarian missions and the benevolent intentions of American policy makers. The same kinds of myths that have led to repeated disastrous wars, they argue, are now driving us closer to wars with Russia and China that imperil humanity's future. Examining nuclear proliferation and climate change, they show how U.S. policies are continuing to exacerbate global threats. For well over half a century, Noam Chomsky has committed himself to exposing governing ideologies and criticizing his country's unchecked use of military power. At once thorough and devastating, urgent and provocative, The Myth of American Idealism offers a highly readable entry to the conclusions he has come to after a lifetime of thought and activism"--cProvided by publisher. 0aHegemonyzUnited States. 4aHegemoníazEstados Unidos  0aIdealism. 4aIdealismo  0aUnited StatesxForeign relationsxMoral and ethical aspects. 4aEstados Unidos xRelaciones exteriores xAspectos morales y éticos  0aUnited StatesxForeign relationszDeveloping countries. 4aEstados Unidos xRelaciones exteriores zPaíses en desarrollo  0aDeveloping countriesxForeign relationszUnited States. 4aPaíses en desarrolloxRelaciones exterioreszEstados Unidos 1 aRobinson, Nathan J. q(Nathan James), d1988-08iOnline version:aChomsky, Noam.tMyth of American idealismdNew York : Penguin Press, 2024z9780593656334w(DLC) 2024019959