{"product_id":"the-myth-of-american-idealism-how-u-s-foreign-policy-endangers-the-world-paperback","title":"The Myth of American Idealism: How U.S. Foreign Policy Endangers the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNoam Chomsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNathan J. Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"For anyone wanting to find out more about the world we live in . . . there is one simple answer: read Noam Chomsky.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA sharp indictment of both American foreign policy and the national myths that support it, and an urgent warning of the threat that U.S. power poses to humanity's future \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Myth of American Idealism\u003c\/i\u003e offers a timely and comprehensive introduction to the incisive critiques of U.S. power that have made Noam Chomsky 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 coauthor Nathan J. Robinson vividly trace the way the American pursuit of global domination has wrought havoc in country after country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChomsky and Robinson offer 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 policymakers. The same myths that have led to repeated disastrous wars, they argue, are now imperiling humanity's future. Examining nuclear proliferation and climate change, they show how U.S. policies are continuing to exacerbate global threats. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor well over half a century, Noam Chomsky has committed himself to exposing governing ideologies and criticizing his country's unchecked power. At once thorough and devastating, urgent and provocative, \u003ci\u003eThe Myth of American Idealism \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a highly readable entry to a lifetime of thought and activism.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNoam Chomsky\u003c\/b\u003e is institute professor emeritus in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and lau­reate professor in the Agnes Nelms Haury Program in Environment and Social Justice at the University of Arizona. His work is widely credited with having revolutionized the field of modern linguistics, and he is equally renowned for his incisive writings on global affairs and U.S. foreign policy. The single most cited and published living author, winner of numer­ous international awards, Chomsky has written over one hundred books, including the bestselling political works \u003ci\u003eHegemony or Survival\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFailed States\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWho Rules the World?\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNathan J. Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e is the cofounder and editor in chief of \u003ci\u003eCurrent Affairs \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eWhy You Should Be a Socialist \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eResponding to the Right\u003c\/i\u003e, and his articles have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. Robinson holds a JD from Yale Law School and a PhD in sociology and social policy from Harvard University.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978304520493,"sku":"9780593656341","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/GvtER88Lmv9780593656341.webp?v=1775801548","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-myth-of-american-idealism-how-u-s-foreign-policy-endangers-the-world-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}