{"product_id":"the-responsibility-of-intellectuals-hardcover","title":"The Responsibility of Intellectuals - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNoam Chomsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChomsky is a rock star: \u003c\/strong\u003e Bono called him the \"Elvis of academia.\" Recently featured by the \u003cem\u003eNYT\u003c\/em\u003e Education Life section (11\/6\/16), Chomsky is frequently in the news and has recently debunked critiques by the right-winger Tom Wolfe in \u003cem\u003eThe Kingdom of Speech\u003c\/em\u003e (Little, Brown) and by the anthropologist Chris Knight in \u003cem\u003eDecoding Chomsky\u003c\/em\u003e (Yale). \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProfile: \u003c\/strong\u003e Chomsky has such a significant public profile that there is now Chomsky merch available, from mugs to T-shirts and luggage tags (!) to a ceramic garden gnome marketed as \"Gnome Chomsky.\" He supported Bernie Sanders and predicted the rise of a candidate like Donald Trump long before Trump came on the scene.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStill speaking out: \u003c\/strong\u003e Now 87, Chomsky continues to speak publicly and to publish books and opinion pieces. Asked how he accounts for his amazing energy levels, he credits the \"bicycle theory\" that \"as long as you keep riding you don't fall.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAnniversary: \u003c\/strong\u003e Although Chomsky will not explicitly promote this book, we will do our best to take advantage of the 50th anniversary of the original \u003cem\u003eNYRB\u003c\/em\u003e essay and to tie it to our own 25th anniversary in 2017.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConsistent best-seller: \u003c\/strong\u003e Chomsky is a best-selling author whose books have sold millions of copies.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNoam Chomsky\u003c\/strong\u003e is Institute Professor (Emeritus) in the MIT Department of Linguistics and Philosophy. Widely credited with having revolutionized the field of modern linguistics, he is also a political dissident who has written more than one hundred books. His New Press books include \u003cem\u003eUnderstanding Power\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOn Anarchism\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Essential Chomsky\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7 x 4.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 07, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770622902560,"sku":"9781620973431","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d3e288daa0fe79562a6bfed44b5ec8a9.webp?v=1780375468","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-responsibility-of-intellectuals-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}