Reviews for E Pluribus Unum, Liber Amicorum Georges A L Droz, On The Progress

The average rating for E Pluribus Unum, Liber Amicorum Georges A L Droz, On The Progress based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-02-13 00:00:00 Deidre Ashton There is not a single man alive today that can give you a better and more nuanced view of politics and world affairs than Noam Chomsky. There is a downside though... Mister Chomsky slaps you with hard depressing reality. When you come into the realm of world affairs, the reality is a very ugly thing. Reading his books often reminds me of a quote from Schopenhauer where he said: "Life is deeply steeped in suffering".

Review # 2 was written on 2016-01-07 00:00:00 James White I love Chomsky, but to be honest, sometimes I can't really tell the difference between his books. Regardless of whether the topic is rogue states, failed states, hegemony, etc., he's often pretty much saying the same sorts of things -- corporatism, hypocrisy, abuse of power, Orwellian language, and general bullying and lack of responsibility by those with power. That being said, he is brilliant at explaining things clearly and concisely in ways that historians and news media simply refuse to. Like all of Chomsky's political writings, this book is a stinging indictment of the world's power structure and the ways that those who have power use it to benefit themselves to the detriment of democracy and peace, and the ways in which powerful people and powerful states can get away with things that the less powerful cannot.