In this urgent new book, Noam Chomsky surveys the threats and prospects of our early twenty-first century. Exploring challenges such as the growing gap between North and South, American exceptionalism (even under Obama), the fiascos of Iraq and Afghanistan, the Israeli assault on Gaza and the recent financial bailouts, he also sees hope for the future and a way to move forward - in the so-called democratic wave in Latin America and in the global solidarity movements which suggest 'real progress towards freedom and justice'. "Hopes and Prospects" is essential reading for anyone who is concerned about the primary challenges still facing the human race and is wondering where to find a ray of hope.

About the Author

Noam Chomsky is the author of numerous bestselling political books, including Hegemony or Survival, Failed States, Interventions and What We Say Goes, all of which are published by Hamish Hamilton/Penguin. He is a professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT, and is widely credited with having revolutionized modern linguistics.

Reviews

This is a classic Chomsky work: a bonfire of myths and lies, sophistries and delusions. Noam Chomsky is an enduring inspiration all over the world for the simple reason that he is a truth-teller on an epic scale. I salute him -- John Pilger One of our most valued political thinkers Independent on Sunday Noam Chomsky is a global phenomenon ... he may be the most widely read American voice on foreign policy on the planet today The New York Times Book Review A treasure-trove of truths that shouldn't be left buried in our sandpit of propaganda and lies -- Johann Hari Independent The west's most prominent critic of US imperialism ... the closest thing in the English-speaking world to an intellectual superstar Guardian