Chomsky and Dershowitz : On Endless War and the End of Civil Liberties by Howard Friel (2013, Trade Paperback)

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Chomsky and Dershowitz: On Endless War and the End of Civil Liberties by Howard Friel [Paperback]

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PublisherInterlink Publishing Group, Incorporated

ISBN-101566569745

ISBN-139781566569743

eBay Product ID (ePID)169520891

Product Key Features

Number of Pages376 Pages

Publication NameChomsky and Dershowitz : on Endless War and the End of Civil Liberties

LanguageEnglish

SubjectMilitary / General, Civil Rights, Presidents & Heads of State, United States / 21st Century, Political Ideologies / General, Lawyers & Judges, Linguistics / General, Political Freedom

Publication Year2013

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, Biography & Autobiography, History

AuthorHoward Friel

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight20.8 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2013-023663

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"Declining civil liberties in the U.S. is a direct result of long U.S. support for violations of international law and human rights, including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, argues Yale scholar Friel. Using the works of intellectuals Alan Dershowitz of Harvard and Noam Chomsky of MIT as metaphors, Friel considers how attitudes and public policy on international law have changed since the terrorist attacks of 9/11. He argues that Dershowitz has not honored his commitment to international law and human rights, while Chomsky has remained steadfast in his challenge to any nation, including the U.S. and Israel, to threaten or use force in intervening in the affairs of other nations. He explores the 40-year rivalry between the two men and how their viewpoints have diverged. Drawing on the work of both men, Friel examines their positions in the broader context of U.S. domestic policy on civil liberties from the 1960s onward and foreign policy since the Vietnam War. Friel cautions that Dershowitz's support of the war on terrorism threatens American civil liberties, while Chomsky's viewpoint shows the way toward more peaceful resolution of conflicts at home and abroad."-Booklist

Dewey Decimal973.9092/2

SynopsisThrough the lens of a careful assessment of the political views of MIT's Noam Chomsky and Harvard's Alan Dershowitz--the two protagonists of a Cambridge-based feud over the past forty years--author Howard Friel chronicles an American intellectual history from the U.S. war in Vietnam in the 1960s to the contemporary debate about the Israel-Palestine conflict. Major findings reveal the consistency of Chomsky's principled support of international law, human rights, and civil liberties, and a reversal by Dershowitz from support in the 1960s to opposition of those legal standards today. Friel's volume argues that a Chomskyan adherence by the United States to international law and human rights would reduce the threat of terrorism and preserve civil liberties, that the Dershowitz-backed war on terrorism increases the threat of terrorism and undermines civil liberties, and that the incremental but steady transition toward a preventive state threatens the permanent suspension of civil liberties in the United States., Through the lens of a careful assessment of the political views of MIT's Noam Chomsky and Harvard's Alan Dershowitz - the two protagonists of a Cambridge-based feud over the past forty years - author Howard Friel chronicles an American intellectual history from the U.S. war in Vietnam in the 1960s to the contemporary debate about the Israel-Palestine conflict. Major findings reveal the consistency of Chomsky's principled support of international law, human rights, and civil liberties, and a reversal by Dershowitz from support in the 1960s to opposition of those legal standards today. Friel's volume argues that a Chomskyan adherence by the United States to international law and human rights would reduce the threat of terrorism and preserve civil liberties, that the Dershowitz-backed war on terrorism increases the threat of terrorism and undermines civil liberties, and that the incremental but steady transition toward a preventive state threatens the permanent suspension of civil liberties in the United States.

LC Classification NumberP85.C47F75 2014