Making the Future
ISBN 9780872865372 | | |
| Preceded by | Interventions | |
|---|---|---|
Making the Future: Occupations, Interventions, Empire and Resistance is a 2012 collection of political op-ed columns written by
Background
Noam Chomsky (1928) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. Becoming academically involved in the field of linguistics, Chomsky eventually secured a job as Professor of Department of Linguistics & Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In the field of linguistics, he is credited as the creator or co-creator of the Chomsky hierarchy, the universal grammar theory, and the Chomsky–Schützenberger theorems. Politically, Chomsky had held radical leftist views since childhood, identifying himself with anarcho-syndicalism and libertarian socialism. He was particularly known for his critiques of U.S. foreign policy and contemporary capitalism, and he has been described as a prominent cultural figure.[2]
Chomsky was first approached to write an op-ed column for the
Sources
- ^ Book description City Lights Bookstore
- ^ Matt Dellinger, "Sounds and Sites: Noam Chomsky", The New Yorker, Link, 3-31-03, accessed 1-26-09