{"product_id":"necessary-illusions-9780887845741","title":"Necessary Illusions","description":"In his national bestselling 1988 CBC Massey Lectures, Noam Chomsky inquires into the nature of the media in a political system where the population cannot be disciplined by force and thus must be subjected to more subtle forms of ideological control. Specific cases are illustrated in detail, using the U.S. media primarily but also media in other societies. Chomsky considers how the media might be democratized (as part of the general problem of developing more democratic institutions) in order to offer citizens broader and more meaningful participation in social and political life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in Philadelphia, \u003cb\u003eNoam Chomsky\u003c\/b\u003e is an internationally acclaimed linguistics scholar, author, and political radical. A self-proclaimed anarchist, Chomsky has established an irreverence towards authority characterized by political activism. Currently a professor of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chomsky is the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eTowards a New Cold War, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTurning the Tide, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Culture of Terrorism, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eManufacturing Consent\u003c\/i\u003e (with E.S. Herman), \u003ci\u003e9-11, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMedia Control, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHegemony or Survival.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Boston.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"House of Anansi Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50611848577298,"sku":"9780887845741","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_afca7300-4166-422e-87cb-47e1fad1bea9.jpg?v=1732367025","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/necessary-illusions-9780887845741","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}