Necessary Illusions : Thought Control in Democratic Societies - Noam Chomsky

Necessary Illusions

Thought Control in Democratic Societies

By: Noam Chomsky

Paperback | 1 October 2024

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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.


Noam Chomsky considers how a democratized media could give us more meaningful participation in social and political life.


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